⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their eighteen, and were outscored 24-12 off them- Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 24
- A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 11:12 · NY 10-0 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q2 0:05 · NY 60-65 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Heat
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up
Q2 9:14 · NY 38-48 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q3 0:36 · NY 85-94 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NY | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 14 | Threes made | 11 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 19 | Assists | 22 |
| 24 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Steals | 13 |
| 1 | Blocks | 5 |
