⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second 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, 26 free throws to their sixteen- Burned in transition, 11 fast break points to 25
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q2 10:49 · NY 36-33 MIA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q2 2:24 · NY 61-51 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q4 10:50 · NY 102-89 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 9:25 · NY 4-13 MIA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 3
Q3 7:58 · NY 70-67 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NY | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 17 | Threes made | 14 |
| 52% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 25 | Assists | 26 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 25 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
