⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 40 free throws to their nineteen- Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 34
- A 13-0 run took them from 7 down to 6 up in the second quarter
- Kept giving it away, nineteen turnovers to their twelve, and outscored them 29-5 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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 7 down to 6 up
Q2 10:37 · NY 32-26 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q3 10:55 · NY 58-49 MIA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 19
Q3 7:59 · NY 73-54 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jalen Brunson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:38 · NY 103-98 MIA
- Turnover
5 second violation
Q4 1:23 · NY 107-101 MIA
- Missed FT
Mitchell Robinson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:21 · NY 110-103 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 5:55 · NY 10-16 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q2 8:40 · NY 32-35 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q4 9:15 · NY 92-88 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jimmy Butler misses free throw flagrant 1 of 3
Q1 0:56 · NY 14-18 MIA
- Missed FT
Jimmy Butler misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:37 · NY 103-100 MIA
- Turnover
Jimmy Butler lost ball turnover
Q4 1:36 · NY 107-101 MIA
📊The numbers
| NY | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 13 | Threes made | 13 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 23 | Assists | 27 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 29 | Points off turnovers | 5 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
