⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks 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, 4 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 44 rebounds to 33- Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 36
- Kept giving it away, eighteen turnovers to their eleven, and outscored them 21-11 off them
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 14
Q3 10:47 · NY 62-48 MIA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 3 down to 8 up
Q3 1:41 · NY 77-69 MIA
- Steal
Isaiah Hartenstein stole it from Tyler Herro
Q4 0:08 · NY 104-101 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
RJ Barrett bad pass
Q4 0:54 · NY 102-99 MIA
- Turnover
RJ Barrett bad pass
Q4 0:12 · NY 104-101 MIA
- Turnover
Julius Randle lost ball turnover
Q4 0:02 · NY 106-104 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 3
Q1 2:13 · NY 28-25 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q3 6:21 · NY 64-59 MIA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q3 4:32 · NY 66-69 MIA
Bad plays
- Goaltend
Bam Adebayo defensive goaltending violation
Q4 1:23 · NY 102-97 MIA
- Turnover
Tyler Herro bad pass
Q4 0:08 · NY 104-101 MIA
📊The numbers
| NY | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 12 | Threes made | 13 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 25 | Assists | 24 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 0 | Blocks | 3 |
