⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Made eighteen threes to their six- Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their fourteen
- A 16-0 run took them from 7 down to 9 up in the second quarter
- Burned in transition, 2 fast break points to 17
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 cut a 20-point deficit to 9
Q3 2:55 · MIA 78-87 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Knicks
Good plays
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 7 down to 9 up
Q2 0:01 · MIA 57-66 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q3 4:22 · MIA 67-83 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q4 8:02 · MIA 84-102 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
J.R. Smith technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q1 1:24 · MIA 20-21 NY
📊The numbers
| MIA | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 6 | Threes made | 18 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 17 | Assists | 20 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
