⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 24 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Won the second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to eight
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q1 1:06 · MIA 35-25 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jimmy Butler out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 4:42 · MIA 94-97 NY
- Missed FT
Bam Adebayo misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:04 · MIA 94-97 NY
- Turnover
Max Strus bad pass
Q4 1:40 · MIA 95-101 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 9
Q4 11:13 · MIA 90-81 NY
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 9:04 · MIA 92-92 NY
- Steal
Immanuel Quickley stole it from Max Strus
Q4 1:40 · MIA 95-101 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIA | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 12 | Threes made | 17 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 18 | Assists | 23 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
