⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks fell 15 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 18 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up in the fourth quarter- Kept giving it away, nineteen turnovers to their eleven, and outscored them 25-14 off them
A 19-0 run took them from 1 down to 18 up in the third 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 took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q2 2:31 · NY 51-50 MIA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 7
Q4 10:02 · NY 82-89 MIA
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up
Q4 3:31 · NY 99-96 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jalen Brunson misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 2:56 · NY 91-96 MIA
- Missed FT
Jalen Brunson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:11 · NY 100-98 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q1 7:28 · NY 12-16 MIA
- 19-0 run
A 19-0 run took them from 1 down to 18 up
Q3 11:29 · NY 51-69 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NY | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 10 | Threes made | 10 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 21 | Assists | 20 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 11 |
| 2 | Blocks | 0 |
