⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. 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, 8 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run took them from 9 down to 4 up in the second quarter- Could not get to the line, 21 free throws to their 35
- Gave up second chances, twelve offensive rebounds to their four
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 9 down to 4 up
Q2 4:51 · NY 61-57 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q3 2:11 · NY 102-93 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q4 2:51 · NY 128-118 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Karl-Anthony Towns technical foul
Q1 7:25 · NY 7-8 MIA
- Turnover
Mikal Bridges lost ball turnover
Q4 3:15 · NY 120-116 MIA
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:03 · NY 132-125 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q1 6:57 · NY 9-18 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Norman Powell misses technical free throw
Q1 7:25 · NY 7-8 MIA
- Missed FT
Jaime Jaquez Jr. misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:53 · NY 125-118 MIA
- Missed FT
Jaime Jaquez Jr. misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:53 · NY 125-118 MIA
📊The numbers
| NY | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 20 | Threes made | 17 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 49% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 28 | Assists | 26 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
