⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️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
🏀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 dragged them back level
Q4 2:32 · NY 92-92 MIA
- Ties it
Stephon Marbury made driving layup.
Q4 1:27 · NY 92-92 MIA
- Ties it
Stephon Marbury made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:52 · NY 93-93 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Stephon Marbury missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:52 · NY 93-93 MIA
- Turnover
Shot Clock Violation
Q4 0:02 · NY 93-95 MIA
- Turnover
Trevor Ariza Turnover
OT 4:00 · NY 93-97 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 10:32 · NY 3-10 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q3 11:18 · NY 45-62 MIA
- Winner
Eddie Jones made driving layup. Assisted by Damon Jones.
Q4 0:40 · NY 93-95 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:53 · NY 84-91 MIA
- Missed FT
Dwyane Wade missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:05 · NY 92-93 MIA
- Missed FT
Udonis Haslem missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
OT 0:54 · NY 99-106 MIA
📊The numbers
| NY | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 9 | Threes made | 10 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 56% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 22 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
