⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 10:34 · NY 8-5 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 0:55 · NY 33-24 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q2 8:52 · NY 37-36 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q2 1:49 · NY 45-55 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NY | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 7 | Threes made | 7 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 25 | Assists | 18 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
