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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Knicks | 26 | 26 | 35 | 29 | 116 |
 Heat | 32 | 26 | 22 | 27 | 107 |
NYKTeam statsMIA| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYK | 40-8248.8% | 18-4045.0% | 18-2090.0% | 42 | 30 | 9 |
| MIA | 37-8145.7% | 17-4042.5% | 16-2466.7% | 39 | 27 | 10 |
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New York Knicks116| 42 | 10 | 4-7 | 2-5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +9 | +2.7 | ||||||
| 40 | 17 | 6-16 | 4-11 | 1-2 | +10 | +0.7 | ||||||||
| 39 | 44 | 17-25 | 4-5 | 6-6 | 0 | 0 | +15 | +14.4 | ||||||
| 37 | 11 | 3-6 | 3-6 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +11 | −4.8 | |||||
| 36 | 22 | 6-18 | 3-7 | 0 | 7-8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | +1.1 | ||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 25 | 10 | 3-8 | 2-5 | 2-2 | −3 | −0.3 | ||||||||
| 12 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +4 | +1.6 | ||||||
| 9 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −0.4 | ||||
| Team | 116 | 40-8248.8% | 18-4045.0% | 42 | 30 | 9 | 16 | 18-2090.0% | 7 | 8 | 4 | |||
Bench 12 points on 4 for 10 shooting
Did not play: Jacob Toppin, Tyler Kolek, Ariel Hukporti and Pacôme Dadiet (coach’s decision).
Miami Heat107| 37 | 15 | 6-9 | 0-2 | 3-4 | 0 | −10 | −1.6 | |||||||
| 35 | 34 | 12-20 | 8-13 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −3 | +13.3 | ||||||
| 35 | 16 | 5-14 | 4-8 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −5 | +0.2 | ||||||
| 33 | 11 | 3-7 | 0-2 | 5-6 | 0 | −9 | −2.1 | |||||||
| 27 | 10 | 4-7 | 2-4 | 0 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | −13 | −0.6 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 27 | 8 | 2-10 | 0-2 | 4-8 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −6.5 | ||||||
| 16 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −7 | −2.1 | |||
| 15 | 6 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.4 | ||||
| 14 | 5 | 2-7 | 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4.9 | |||
| Team | 107 | 37-8145.7% | 17-4042.5% | 39 | 27 | 10 | 17 | 16-2466.7% | 7 | 6 | 3 | |||
Bench 21 points on 7 for 24 shooting
Did not play: Kevin Love (personal); Alec Burks, Haywood Highsmith, Pelle Larsson and Kel'el Ware (coach’s decision); Josh Richardson (injury/illness).
Knicks116Heat107ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Karl-Anthony Towns had 44 points (24 in the paint) and 13 rebounds, and the New York Knicks went on a 27-8 run in the third quarter to beat the Miami Heat 116-107.
The Heat went on a 12-2 run to lead 70-57 with 8:20 left in the third quarter. Jalen Brunson’s 3-pointer put the Knicks ahead for good with 3:34 left in the quarter. He and Mikal Bridges scored 8 points each during the run, and they led 84-78 with 1:17 left in the quarter and by as many as 12 in the fourth quarter.
The Heat got within 99-96 on Jimmy Butler III’s alley oop layup with 6:15 to play, but Brunson answered with a step-back 3-pointer, and the Heat got no closer than 102-98.
Brunson had 22 points and 9 assists but shot 6 for 18, and Bridges added 17 points and 6 assists.
For the Heat, Tyler Herro had 34 points (24 on 8 3-pointers) and 7 assists. Terry Rozier scored 13 of his 16 points in the fourth quarter.
The Knicks shot 48.8% from the field and 45.0% from 3 to the Heat’s 45.7% and 42.5%. The Knicks’ starters outscored the Heat 61-47 in 22 minutes together.
New York KnicksMiami HeatPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. The Knicks’ chance bottomed out at 9.5% (3rd quarter, 8:20 left). Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
98 points from the field on 82 shots: 15.3 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 4-5 | 80.0% | 66% |
| In the paint | 17-25 | 68.0% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 1-12 | 8.3% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 4-14 | 28.6% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 14-26 | 53.8% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bam Adebayo | 29 | 16 | 6-7 | +6 |
| Thomas Bryant | 14 | 13 | 5-7 | +8 |
| Nikola Jović | 10 | 5 | 2-4 | +1 |
| Jimmy Butler III | 7 | 8 | 3-3 | +5 |
| Everyone else | 14 | 2 | 1-3 | −3 |
The tracking credits him with 44 points on 74 possessions. He usually scores about 27 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Rozier | 28 | 10 | 3-6 | −2 |
| Tyler Herro | 10 | 4 | 0-2 | 0 |
| Nikola Jović | 8 | 0 | 0-1 | −3 |
| Dru Smith | 7 | 0 | 0-3 | −3 |
| Everyone else | 16 | 8 | 3-5 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 22 points on 68 possessions. He usually scores about 29 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Herro | 26 | 3 | 1-5 | −5 |
| Jaime Jaquez Jr. | 10 | 5 | 2-4 | +2 |
| Jimmy Butler III | 9 | 0 | 0-0 | −3 |
| Duncan Robinson | 8 | 0 | 0-2 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 21 | 9 | 3-3 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 17 points on 75 possessions. He usually scores about 21 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
MIA win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
NYK
50/50
MIA
Highest Leverage Moments
Brunson 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (18 PTS)
Q4 5:58
16.2%
37→21
Rozier 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Adebayo 4 AST)
Q4 9:37
15.0%
14→29
Herro 26' 3PT Jump Shot (31 PTS) (Rozier 6 AST)
Q4 6:55
13.7%
21→35
Butler 4' Driving Layup (13 PTS)
Q4 5:40
13.1%
21→34
Brunson 25' 3PT Jump Shot (14 PTS) (McBride 2 AST)
Q3 3:34
12.7%
56→44
