⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
+4Q118-12
-9Q29-18
+5Q329-24
+4Q416-11
▼ MIA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
They went cold, four of fourteen from three- Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their eighteen
- Lost the glass, 40 rebounds to 50
Key battles
6Offensive rebounds16
3Fast break points0
50%Three-point accuracy29%
2Blocks0
📊The numbers
| NY | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 34% |
| 6 | Threes made | 4 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 15 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 0 |
