⏱️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 second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their sixteen- A 12-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 18 in the second quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Heat
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q1 6:46 · MIA 16-15 NY
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 18
Q2 6:48 · MIA 45-27 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Damon Jones missed Technical Free Throw.
Q3 5:37 · MIA 61-48 NY
Knicks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Tim Thomas Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q3 5:37 · MIA 61-48 NY
- Missed FT
Jamal Crawford missed Technical Free Throw.
Q4 10:41 · MIA 73-63 NY
📊The numbers
| MIA | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 2 | Threes made | 6 |
| 17% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 14 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
