⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q1 11:13 · NY 10-2 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q2 7:16 · NY 43-39 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Tom Thibodeau technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 8:43 · NY 32-35 MIA
- Missed FT
Julius Randle misses technical free throw
Q3 5:30 · NY 69-74 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q1 6:37 · NY 15-14 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q3 7:30 · NY 69-74 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Duncan Robinson misses technical free throw
Q2 8:43 · NY 32-35 MIA
- Technical
Bam Adebayo technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 5:30 · NY 69-74 MIA
- Missed FT
Bam Adebayo misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:07 · NY 101-109 MIA
📊The numbers
| NY | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 16 | Threes made | 13 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 23 | Assists | 25 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 1 |
