⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
They went cold, fifteen of 54 from three- Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their 21
- Ran them off the floor, 31 fast break points to 10
- Gave up second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to their nine
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q2 9:54 · MIA 35-31 NY
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 12
Q3 1:34 · MIA 93-81 NY
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Norman Powell flagrant foul type 1
Q3 4:48 · MIA 76-74 NY
- Turnover
Bam Adebayo lost ball turnover
Q4 1:40 · MIA 110-103 NY
- Turnover
Davion Mitchell lost ball turnover
Q4 0:31 · MIA 113-105 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 10
Q4 5:45 · MIA 105-95 NY
- Steal
Karl-Anthony Towns stole it from Bam Adebayo
Q4 1:40 · MIA 110-103 NY
- Steal
Jalen Brunson stole it from Davion Mitchell
Q4 0:31 · MIA 113-105 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Karl-Anthony Towns offensive foul
Q4 1:12 · MIA 113-105 NY
- Turnover
Karl-Anthony Towns turnover
Q4 1:12 · MIA 113-105 NY
- Turnover
Josh Hart offensive foul
Q4 0:45 · MIA 113-105 NY
📊The numbers
| MIA | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 13 | Threes made | 15 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 25 | Assists | 23 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 31 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
