⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat fell 16 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Raymond Felton out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 1:23 · NY 91-95 MIA
- Turnover
J.R. Smith bad pass
Q4 0:25 · NY 93-97 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- Steal
LeBron James stole it from J.R. Smith
Q4 0:25 · NY 93-97 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NY | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 8 | Threes made | 8 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 18 | Assists | 20 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
