⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 39 rebounds to 20- Made seven threes to their fifteen
- They shot well above their usual, fifteen of 31 from three
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 stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q2 9:22 · NY 39-26 MIA
- Ties it
Zach Randolph hit a 4-foot two point shot, Jamal Crawford with the assist
OT 2:47 · NY 95-95 MIA
- Winner
Jamal Crawford hit a 4-foot two point shot
OT 2:28 · NY 97-95 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
David Lee lost ball
Q4 1:06 · NY 89-83 MIA
- Turnover
Jamal Crawford bad pass
OT 4:07 · NY 92-92 MIA
- Missed FT
Jared Jeffries misses free throw 2 of 2
OT 3:31 · NY 93-95 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q2 2:54 · NY 40-38 MIA
- Ties it
Ricky Davis hit a 24-foot three jumper, Chris Quinn with the assist
Q4 0:06 · NY 92-92 MIA
- Lead
Ricky Davis hit a 25-foot three jumper, Chris Quinn with the assist
OT 4:01 · NY 92-95 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chris Quinn bad pass
Q4 1:00 · NY 89-83 MIA
- Turnover
Ricky Davis lost ball
OT 2:31 · NY 95-95 MIA
- Turnover
Ricky Davis lost ball
OT 1:39 · NY 99-95 MIA
📊The numbers
| NY | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 7 | Threes made | 15 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 108 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 16 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 9 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
