⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 36- Could not get to the line, sixteen free throws to their 27
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q3 0:00 · MIA 77-90 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIA | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 11 | Threes made | 7 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 65 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 21 | Assists | 22 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
