⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their nineteen
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 5 down to 5 up
Q2 9:33 · NY 33-28 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q4 11:10 · NY 72-73 MIA
- Winner
Danilo Gallinari hit a 25-foot three jumper, Landry Fields with the assist
Q4 1:17 · NY 86-84 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Danilo Gallinari misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:02 · NY 82-80 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 2:41 · NY 23-28 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q2 1:06 · NY 46-52 MIA
- Go-ahead
LeBron James hit a driving layup
Q4 1:31 · NY 83-84 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Juwan Howard technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q2 8:37 · NY 28-28 MIA
- Turnover
LeBron James traveling
Q4 0:03 · NY 93-88 MIA
📊The numbers
| NY | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 10 | Threes made | 5 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 24 | Assists | 13 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 1 | Blocks | 5 |
