⏱️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 first quarter was where it moved most, 4 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, nine of 36 from three- Could not get to the line, thirteen free throws to their 24
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 6 down to 5 up
Q1 8:34 · MIA 15-10 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q2 2:20 · MIA 52-46 NY
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q4 5:58 · MIA 108-99 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Pelle Larsson bad pass
Q4 2:16 · MIA 112-105 NY
- Missed FT
Davion Mitchell misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:21 · MIA 114-113 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q2 11:45 · MIA 25-28 NY
- Steal
Josh Hart stole it from Pelle Larsson
Q4 2:16 · MIA 112-105 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q4 2:59 · MIA 112-110 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
Josh Hart technical foul
Q3 6:52 · MIA 68-65 NY
- Turnover
Josh Hart out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 3:31 · MIA 110-102 NY
- Turnover
Karl-Anthony Towns turnover
Q4 2:07 · MIA 112-105 NY
📊The numbers
| MIA | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 14 | Threes made | 9 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 29 | Assists | 23 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 64 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
