⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Made nine threes to their one- Shot well above their usual, nine of nineteen from three
- Kept giving it away, nineteen turnovers to their twelve
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q2 7:37 · NY 35-31 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Michael Doleac Bad Pass
Q4 4:48 · NY 74-75 MIA
- Turnover
Anfernee Hardaway Bad Pass. Stolen by Rafer Alston.
Q4 3:10 · NY 76-75 MIA
- Turnover
Stephon Marbury Bad Pass. Stolen by Caron Butler.
Q4 2:06 · NY 76-79 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 7:43 · NY 12-17 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 5:28 · NY 58-61 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Eddie Jones missed Technical Free Throw.
Q2 6:52 · NY 31-31 MIA
- Turnover
Eddie Jones Bad Pass. Stolen by Frank Williams.
Q4 1:42 · NY 76-79 MIA
- Turnover
24 second
Q4 0:00 · NY 77-85 MIA
📊The numbers
| NY | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 1 | Threes made | 9 |
| 10% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 21 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 1 | Fast break points | 1 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
