⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third 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, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Lost the glass, 13 rebounds to 26
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 stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q1 8:34 · MIA 14-2 NY
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 2
Q4 8:21 · MIA 79-81 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Daequan Cook turnover
Q4 3:47 · MIA 79-84 NY
- Turnover
Jason Williams bad pass
Q4 0:26 · MIA 81-86 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 9 down to 2 up
Q1 1:29 · MIA 24-26 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q3 0:00 · MIA 65-79 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jamal Crawford turnover
Q4 0:12 · MIA 86-90 NY
- Missed FT
Jamal Crawford misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:06 · MIA 88-90 NY
📊The numbers
| MIA | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 8 | Threes made | 6 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 77 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 14 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
