⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 23 in the third 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q2 5:43 · NY 47-40 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q2 2:13 · NY 56-42 MIA
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 23
Q3 8:00 · NY 84-61 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jamal Crawford misses free throw 1 of 3
Q4 1:24 · NY 111-105 MIA
- Missed FT
Jamal Crawford misses free throw 3 of 3
Q4 1:24 · NY 112-105 MIA
Heat
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Shawn Marion misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:52 · NY 111-103 MIA
📊The numbers
| NY | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 9 | Threes made | 6 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 27 | Assists | 22 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 0 | Blocks | 2 |
