⏱️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. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 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, 47 rebounds to 35- Owned the paint, 44 points inside to 28
A 14-0 run took them from 8 down to 6 up in the first 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:06 · NY 8-0 MIA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 10 down to 1 up
Q2 8:49 · NY 31-30 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q4 6:19 · NY 95-85 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Immanuel Quickley misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:36 · NY 100-92 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 8 down to 6 up
Q1 9:40 · NY 8-14 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jimmy Butler bad pass
Q4 1:25 · NY 100-92 MIA
📊The numbers
| NY | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 13 | Threes made | 13 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 22 | Assists | 20 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 0 |
