⏱️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 fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jimmy Butler bad pass
Q4 3:52 · MIA 98-102 NY
- Turnover
Terry Rozier steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 2:25 · MIA 98-106 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 2
Q3 7:56 · MIA 70-68 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q3 4:12 · MIA 77-82 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIA | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 17 | Threes made | 18 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 27 | Assists | 30 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 4 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
