⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 39 free throws to their eight- A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up in the first quarter
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up
Q1 5:43 · NY 21-16 MIA
- Lead
Stephon Marbury hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:36 · NY 90-89 MIA
- Winner
Stephon Marbury hit a driving layup
Q4 0:59 · NY 94-92 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jamal Crawford misses technical free throw
Q1 4:07 · NY 15-16 MIA
- Technical
Eddy Curry technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 0:46 · NY 21-22 MIA
- Missed FT
Stephon Marbury misses technical free throw
Q4 6:28 · NY 84-81 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 10:47 · NY 1-8 MIA
- Ties it
Jason Kapono hit a 24-foot three jumper, Jason Williams with the assist
Q4 1:46 · NY 92-92 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Shaquille O'Neal misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:43 · NY 94-92 MIA
- Turnover
Udonis Haslem bad pass
Q4 0:04 · NY 99-93 MIA
📊The numbers
| NY | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 7 | Threes made | 8 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 5 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 12 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
