⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
+12Q133-22
+10Q232-22
+1Q323-20
+2Q427-22
▼ MIA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 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, 52 rebounds to 31
Key battles
22Free throws made12
5Threes made10
60%Shooting from the field38%
38%Three-point accuracy26%
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q1 1:13 · NY 36-23 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Heat
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Erik Spoelstra technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 1:12 · NY 56-44 MIA
📊The numbers
| NY | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 60% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 5 | Threes made | 10 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 5 | Assists | 4 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 20 | Steals | 15 |
| 20 | Blocks | 20 |
