⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q1 1:54 · NY 26-27 MIA
- Ties it
Kurt Thomas made 15 ft jumper. Assisted by Stephon Marbury.
Q4 1:23 · NY 96-96 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Anfernee Hardaway missed Technical Free Throw.
Q1 2:34 · NY 16-27 MIA
- Turnover
Kurt Thomas Bad Pass
Q4 2:21 · NY 92-94 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q1 5:16 · NY 14-23 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q4 8:27 · NY 83-81 MIA
- Winner
Dwyane Wade made 18 ft two point shot.
Q4 0:00 · NY 96-98 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Q4 2:35 · NY 92-94 MIA
- Turnover
Shaquille O'Neal Bad Pass. Stolen by Stephon Marbury.
Q4 1:36 · NY 94-96 MIA
- Turnover
Dwyane Wade Bad Pass. Stolen by Malik Rose.
Q4 0:32 · NY 96-96 MIA
📊The numbers
| NY | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 58% |
| 7 | Threes made | 10 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 63% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 24 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 0 | Blocks | 3 |
