⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 33
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 7 down to 1 up
Q2 7:24 · NY 32-31 MIA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q3 0:30 · NY 73-71 MIA
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Tyson Chandler flagrant foul type 1 (LeBron James draws the foul)
Q3 2:04 · NY 58-65 MIA
- Turnover
Baron Davis offensive foul (James Jones draws the foul)
Q4 3:08 · NY 82-89 MIA
- Turnover
Baron Davis turnover
Q4 3:08 · NY 82-89 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q1 7:15 · NY 7-18 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NY | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 9 | Threes made | 4 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 19 | Assists | 14 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
