⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
+6Q126-21
+1Q224-22
-2Q316-17
-4Q416-20
▼ NY better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
20Assists9
50%Three-point accuracy32%
3Fast break points1
4Blocks5
📊The numbers
| MIA | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 5 | Threes made | 6 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 20 | Assists | 9 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 1 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
