⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 32- A 12-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 22 in the second quarter
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 13
Q1 5:00 · MIA 26-13 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q1 2:58 · MIA 34-15 NY
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 22
Q2 7:05 · MIA 49-27 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses technical free throw
Q2 5:56 · MIA 44-27 NY
- Missed FT
James Jones misses technical free throw
Q2 2:44 · MIA 49-32 NY
- Technical
Dwyane Wade technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 2:17 · MIA 49-33 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 13
Q2 3:48 · MIA 49-36 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Landry Fields misses free throw 3 of 3
Q4 1:35 · MIA 100-95 NY
- Missed FT
Landry Fields misses free throw 1 of 3
Q4 1:35 · MIA 100-94 NY
- Missed FT
Raymond Felton misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:32 · MIA 102-96 NY
📊The numbers
| MIA | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 3 | Threes made | 7 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 15 | Assists | 14 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 2 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
