⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 38 points inside to 20
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q2 9:55 · MIA 37-36 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q4 7:34 · MIA 85-76 NY
- Steal
Kyle Lowry stole it from Jalen Brunson
Q4 0:16 · MIA 92-90 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Max Strus misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:23 · MIA 89-84 NY
- Turnover
Gabe Vincent turnover
Q4 0:59 · MIA 92-86 NY
- Flagrant
Gabe Vincent flagrant foul type 1
Q4 0:59 · MIA 92-86 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q1 3:43 · MIA 17-31 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Julius Randle bad pass
Q4 3:52 · MIA 87-81 NY
- Turnover
RJ Barrett lost ball turnover
Q4 2:29 · MIA 89-84 NY
- Turnover
Jalen Brunson bad pass
Q4 0:16 · MIA 92-90 NY
📊The numbers
| MIA | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 7 | Threes made | 10 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 25 | Assists | 13 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 20 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 5 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 2 |
| 2 | Blocks | 9 |