Miami
Heat
125
–
132
FINAL
New York
Knicks
Date
Sunday, December 21, 2025
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIA | 37 | 25 | 37 | 26 | 125 |
| NYK | 30 | 36 | 39 | 27 | 132 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Mikal Bridges
NYK
24
PTS
2
REB
4
AST
-2
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections1
Contested Shots8
Opp FG% When Defending87.5%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.28
Impact Composite46.5
Hustle: 14.0Defense: 32.7Impact: -0.2
64.3% FG6-7 from 38 contested shotsonly 19 pts allowed on 67.2 possessions
Box Score MVP
Jalen Brunson
NYK
47
PTS
3
REB
8
AST
+10
+/−
Game Performance
FG15-26 (57.7%)
3PT6-13
FT11-11
TS%76.2%
eFG%69.2%
TOV0
ORTG138
DRTG126
NET+12
47 points57.7% FG6-13 from 3+10 plus/minusonly 33 pts allowed on 64.5 possessions
Box Score
| MIA | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Wiggins | 24:27 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-8 | 25% | 2-3 | 67% | 1-2 | 50% | -5 |
| Davion Mitchell | 31:04 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5-8 | 63% | 3-4 | 75% | 0-0 | 0% | -7 |
| Kel'el Ware | 34:31 | 28 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11-15 | 73% | 5-7 | 71% | 1-2 | 50% | -6 |
| Bam Adebayo | 33:34 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4-11 | 36% | 0-3 | 0% | 6-7 | 86% | -5 |
| Norman Powell | 35:11 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7-17 | 41% | 4-8 | 50% | 4-5 | 80% | +3 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Simone Fontecchio | 17:21 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1-6 | 17% | 1-4 | 25% | 4-7 | 57% | -4 |
| Jaime Jaquez Jr. | 33:38 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9-15 | 60% | 1-3 | 33% | 4-6 | 67% | -2 |
| Dru Smith | 17:50 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 50% | 1-1 | 100% | 4-4 | 100% | -3 |
| Kasparas Jakučionis | 12:24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-3 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -6 |
| TOTAL | — | 125 | 45 | 12 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 14 | 41-87 | 47% | 17-35 | 49% | 26-35 | 74% | — |
Tyler Herro —
Keshad Johnson —
Myron Gardner —
Vladislav Goldin —
| NYK | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 28:47 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1-5 | 20% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | -1 |
| OG Anunoby | 33:32 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6-12 | 50% | 2-6 | 33% | 4-5 | 80% | +3 |
| Jalen Brunson | 38:11 | 47 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 15-26 | 58% | 6-13 | 46% | 11-11 | 100% | +10 |
| Josh Hart | 33:17 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5-10 | 50% | 3-5 | 60% | 0-0 | 0% | +4 |
| Mikal Bridges | 40:08 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9-14 | 64% | 6-7 | 86% | 0-0 | 0% | -2 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Mitchell Robinson | 22:22 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3-4 | 75% | 0-0 | 0% | 3-3 | 100% | +6 |
| Tyler Kolek | 22:12 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3-6 | 50% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +16 |
| Jordan Clarkson | 17:52 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4-5 | 80% | 2-3 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | -2 |
| Mohamed Diawara | 3:39 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 33% | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +1 |
| TOTAL | — | 132 | 36 | 4 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 25 | 47-85 | 55% | 20-38 | 53% | 18-21 | 86% | — |
Ariel Hukporti —
Tosan Evbuomwan —
Guerschon Yabusele —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
MIA41/87 (47%)
Paint
23/47 (49%)
Mid
5/14 (36%)
3PT
17/35 (49%)
RA 50%ATB3 48%Paint 42%Corner 3 50%Mid 33%
NYK47/85 (55%)
Paint
23/37 (62%)
Mid
9/18 (50%)
3PT
21/40 (53%)
ATB3 44%RA 58%Paint 61%Corner 3 67%Mid 33%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Jalen Brunson
defended Davion Mitchell
9.2 min • 16 pts • 56%
Best Defender
Karl-Anthony Towns
held Bam Adebayo
6.1 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Mikal Bridges
vs Jaime Jaquez Jr.
2.9 min • 8 pts • 75%
| NYK Defense | Andrew Wiggins | Bam Adebayo | Davion Mitchell | Dru Smith | Jaime Jaquez Jr. | Kasparas Jakučionis | Kel'el Ware | Norman Powell | Simone Fontecchio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Brunson | 1.2m 10pts 57% | — | 9.2m 16pts 56% | 1.7m 0pts 0% | 1.5m 7pts 60% | — | — | — | — |
| Mikal Bridges | — | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | 2.9m 8pts 75% | — | — | 7.9m 5pts 100% | 1.4m 6pts 100% |
| Josh Hart | 1.7m 0pts 0% | 2.4m 3pts 100% | — | — | 2.2m 0pts 0% | — | 5.0m 8pts 50% | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — |
| OG Anunoby | 3.8m 5pts 100% | 2.3m 2pts 0% | — | — | 3.1m 5pts 100% | — | — | 1.2m 2pts 100% | 1.6m 2pts 0% |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 1.8m 0pts 0% | 6.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% | — | 2.1m 2pts 100% | — | — |
| Mitchell Robinson | — | 1.6m 2pts 100% | — | — | — | — | 6.1m 2pts 0% | — | — |
| Tyler Kolek | — | — | — | 2.0m 0pts 0% | — | 1.9m 2pts 100% | — | 2.4m 2pts 33% | — |
| Jordan Clarkson | — | — | — | 1.0m 0pts 0% | 1.4m 2pts 100% | — | — | — | 1.9m 0pts 0% |
| Other | — | 2.2m 4pts 100% | 3.1m 2pts 33% | 2.1m 5pts 40% | 1.2m 2pts 50% | 2.8m 14pts 83% | 1.9m 2pts 33% | 2.3m 8pts 50% | 1.9m 5pts 40% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = NYK leads, negative = MIA leads
NYK Largest Lead
11
Q4 2:10
MIA Largest Lead
10
Q1 8:28
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
MIA 8-0 run
Q1 5:03 – Q1 5:58
-2 → -7
MIA 10-0 run
Q1 5:03 – Q1 6:29
-2 → -9
NYK 8-0 run
Q2 7:09 – Q2 8:11
-7 → -1
NYK 10-0 run
Q2 7:09 – Q2 9:17
-7 → +1