⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
A 16-0 run took them from 15 down to 1 up 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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
LeBron James bad pass
Q4 2:36 · MIA 84-80 NY
- Turnover
Chris Bosh bad pass
Q4 0:47 · MIA 84-85 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 15 down to 1 up
Q2 3:43 · MIA 51-52 NY
- Winner
Chauncey Billups hit a 27-foot three jumper
Q4 1:00 · MIA 84-85 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q4 2:51 · MIA 84-87 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chauncey Billups lost ball
Q4 4:33 · MIA 79-76 NY
- Technical
Chauncey Billups technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 4:28 · MIA 79-76 NY
- Turnover
Bill Walker step out of bounds turnover
Q4 0:12 · MIA 86-87 NY
📊The numbers
| MIA | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 6 | Threes made | 8 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 20 | Assists | 17 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
