⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
They went cold, four of nineteen from three- Lived at the line, 26 free throws to their thirteen
- Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 33
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q2 1:07 · MIA 53-52 TOR
- Winner
Anthony Carter made Two Point Shot.
Q4 0:33 · MIA 85-83 TOR
Bad plays
- Technical
Travis Best Double Technical Foul. Jelani McCoy gains possession.
Q2 4:24 · MIA 39-42 TOR
Raptors
Good plays
- Ties it
Morris Peterson made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Chris Jefferies.
Q4 2:54 · MIA 83-83 TOR
Bad plays
- Technical
Rafer Alston Technical Foul
Q2 7:09 · MIA 31-37 TOR
- Turnover
24 second
Q4 1:29 · MIA 83-83 TOR
📊The numbers
| MIA | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 2 | Threes made | 4 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 20 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 8 |
