⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
+7Q131-23
-3Q218-21
-8Q316-23
-5Q419-25
▼ MIA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 27 free throws to their fourteen- Made no threes to their six
Key battles
35%Three-point accuracy0%
6Threes made0
0Fast break points2
2Steals5
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Knicks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q2 3:58 · NY 45-42 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Caron Butler missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:13 · NY 82-90 MIA
📊The numbers
| NY | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 6 | Threes made | 0 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 0% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 20 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 2 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 1 |
