⏱️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 but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 22 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their six- Looked after the ball, fourteen turnovers to their 21, and were outscored 29-15 off them
- A 16-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 23 in the third quarter
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up in the first 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
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 13 down to 2 up
Q2 10:15 · NY 33-31 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 11:00 · NY 55-52 MIA
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 23
Q3 3:36 · NY 85-62 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Heat
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up
Q1 11:11 · NY 0-12 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q1 3:41 · NY 14-27 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NY | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 16 | Threes made | 6 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 6 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 30 | Assists | 23 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 29 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 12 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
