⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
+2Q126-25
-8Q222-33
-9Q320-29
-7Q419-24
▼ MIA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 35 free throws to their sixteen- Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 32
Key battles
11Free throws made26
32Rebounds50
33%Three-point accuracy45%
6Threes made9
📊The numbers
| NY | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 6 | Threes made | 9 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 28 | Assists | 28 |
