⏱️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. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️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.
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 7:38 · NY 16-12 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q2 10:32 · NY 43-37 MIA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q4 11:30 · NY 120-106 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q3 8:13 · NY 90-88 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NY | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 21 | Threes made | 19 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 20 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 32 | Assists | 30 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 9 | Steals | 4 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
