⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
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
Won the glass, 43 rebounds to 32- Could not get to the line, ten free throws to their 21
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 8 down to 3 up
Q2 11:26 · NY 32-29 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q3 2:33 · NY 75-69 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Heat
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NY | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 9 | Threes made | 7 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 5 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 25 | Assists | 20 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
