⏱️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
▲ 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 Heat won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 39 free throws to their sixteen- Beaten inside, 14 points in the paint to 36
A 15-0 run took them from 3 down to 12 up in the second 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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 1
Q2 7:28 · MIA 41-42 NY
- Go-ahead
Kelly Olynyk hit a 27-foot three jumper, Jimmy Butler with the assist
Q4 2:48 · MIA 94-92 NY
- Winner
Tyler Herro hit a 26-foot three jumper, Jimmy Butler with the assist
Q4 1:04 · MIA 97-94 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jimmy Butler bad pass
Q4 4:32 · MIA 88-88 NY
- Goaltend
Bam Adebayo defensive goaltending violation
Q4 1:50 · MIA 94-94 NY
- Missed FT
Jimmy Butler misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:06 · MIA 97-96 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 3 down to 12 up
Q2 11:03 · MIA 30-42 NY
- Go-ahead
RJ Barrett hit a driving layup
Q4 2:56 · MIA 91-92 NY
- Ties it
Elfrid Payton hit a layup
Q4 1:50 · MIA 94-94 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Elfrid Payton bad pass
Q4 4:42 · MIA 88-88 NY
- Turnover
Julius Randle out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 4:27 · MIA 88-88 NY
- Technical
Julius Randle technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 4:27 · MIA 88-88 NY
📊The numbers
| MIA | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 14 | Threes made | 10 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 32 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 21 | Assists | 22 |
| 14 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
