⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 20 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their fifteen, and outscored them 25-10 off them- Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 32
- A 19-0 run took them from 15 down to 4 up in the fourth quarter
- Made seven threes to their sixteen
- They shot well above their usual, sixteen of 34 from three
- Could not get to the line, nineteen free throws to their 30
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 6
Q2 1:31 · MIA 59-65 NY
- 19-0 run
A 19-0 run took them from 15 down to 4 up
Q4 8:30 · MIA 107-103 NY
- Winner
Dwyane Wade hit a 19-foot jumper
Q4 1:04 · MIA 116-114 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
Jermaine O'Neal double technical foul
Q4 5:39 · MIA 98-103 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q3 4:28 · MIA 75-87 NY
- Ties it
Larry Hughes hit a 24-foot three jumper, Chris Duhon with the assist
Q4 1:19 · MIA 114-114 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nate Robinson turnover
Q4 3:55 · MIA 105-103 NY
- Missed FT
David Lee misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:54 · MIA 116-115 NY
- Turnover
Nate Robinson bad pass
Q4 0:31 · MIA 118-115 NY
📊The numbers
| MIA | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 7 | Threes made | 16 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 19 | Assists | 24 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 3 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
