⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Made three threes to their nine- Went cold from three, three of thirteen
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q2 11:27 · MIA 29-34 TOR
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q2 6:28 · MIA 45-41 TOR
- Steal
Gary Payton stole it from Charlie Villanueva
Q4 1:09 · MIA 101-94 TOR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Udonis Haslem misses technical free throw
Q3 4:52 · MIA 66-65 TOR
- Missed FT
Shaquille O'Neal misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 2:15 · MIA 100-92 TOR
- Missed FT
Shaquille O'Neal misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:15 · MIA 101-94 TOR
Raptors
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Chris Bosh misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:28 · MIA 98-91 TOR
- Turnover
Charlie Villanueva bad pass
Q4 1:09 · MIA 101-94 TOR
- Turnover
Mike James bad pass
Q4 0:29 · MIA 101-94 TOR
📊The numbers
| MIA | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 60% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 3 | Threes made | 9 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 23 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 11 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
