⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 18 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
A 16-0 run took them from 9 down to 7 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.
Knicks
Good plays
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 9 down to 7 up
Q2 9:00 · NY 34-27 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Immanuel Quickley technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 5:14 · NY 34-30 MIA
- Turnover
Nerlens Noel offensive goaltending turnover
Q4 4:22 · NY 78-86 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q3 0:30 · NY 64-78 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jimmy Butler misses technical free throw
Q2 5:14 · NY 34-30 MIA
- Technical
Jimmy Butler technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 8:29 · NY 47-47 MIA
📊The numbers
| NY | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 10 | Threes made | 10 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 15 | Assists | 22 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
