⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
They went cold, seven of 26 from three
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Knicks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q1 3:11 · NY 24-22 MIA
- Steal
Damyean Dotson stole it from James Johnson
Q4 2:33 · NY 90-92 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Damyean Dotson bad pass
Q4 2:20 · NY 90-92 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 7:21 · NY 8-12 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q3 3:45 · NY 66-78 MIA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q4 3:12 · NY 92-100 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
James Johnson lost ball turnover
Q4 3:44 · NY 90-90 MIA
- Turnover
James Johnson bad pass
Q4 2:33 · NY 90-92 MIA
📊The numbers
| NY | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 7 | Threes made | 12 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 22 | Assists | 26 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 13 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
