⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 17 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, 16 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 66 points inside to 36- A 12-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 29 in the fourth quarter
- Gave up second chances, fourteen offensive rebounds to their three
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q2 7:37 · MIA 45-29 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q3 6:16 · MIA 74-61 NY
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 29
Q4 10:29 · MIA 101-72 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Knicks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIA | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 61% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 6 | Threes made | 4 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 17% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 3 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 18 | Assists | 16 |
| 66 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
