⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat fell 16 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it. A much tighter, lower 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, 25 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their fourteen
A 14-0 run took them from 3 down to 11 up in the first quarter
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 took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q2 1:24 · MIA 51-47 NY
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 15
Q3 9:58 · MIA 64-49 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 21-point lead to 30
Q4 5:38 · MIA 108-78 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Knicks
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 3 down to 11 up
Q1 2:33 · MIA 16-27 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIA | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 13 | Threes made | 12 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 24 | Assists | 20 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
