⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks 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 third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 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.
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 5:24 · NY 15-12 MIA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q3 8:19 · NY 50-51 MIA
- Winner
Carmelo Anthony hit a 26-foot three jumper
Q4 0:54 · NY 87-84 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Carmelo Anthony misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:42 · NY 79-79 MIA
- Turnover
Amare Stoudemire lost ball
Q4 2:38 · NY 79-79 MIA
- Missed FT
Amare Stoudemire misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:14 · NY 89-87 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 10:33 · NY 1-8 MIA
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up
Q2 11:41 · NY 20-30 MIA
- Ties it
LeBron James hit a 24-foot three jumper, Dwyane Wade with the assist
Q4 1:15 · NY 84-84 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chris Bosh backcourt
Q4 0:40 · NY 87-84 MIA
📊The numbers
| NY | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 5 | Threes made | 3 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 16% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 16 | Assists | 20 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 1 | Blocks | 6 |
