⏱️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
▲ TOR better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their seventeen- Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 39
- Kept giving it away, sixteen turnovers to their ten, and were outscored 22-9 off them
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Raptors
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 9:21 · TOR 15-7 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q2 0:59 · TOR 57-41 MIA
- Ties it
Eric Williams hit a free throw 3 of 3
Q4 0:45 · TOR 92-92 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Charlie Villanueva traveling
Q4 4:39 · TOR 87-83 MIA
- Turnover
Morris Peterson lost ball
Q4 1:39 · TOR 89-88 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q4 6:31 · TOR 87-88 MIA
- Go-ahead
Gary Payton hit a driving layup
Q4 1:36 · TOR 89-90 MIA
- Winner
Dwyane Wade hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:30 · TOR 92-93 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Udonis Haslem misses technical free throw
Q1 3:48 · TOR 25-13 MIA
- Turnover
Dwyane Wade lost ball
Q4 2:39 · TOR 89-88 MIA
- Turnover
Gary Payton turnover
Q4 0:07 · TOR 92-96 MIA
📊The numbers
| TOR | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 6 | Threes made | 4 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 21 | Assists | 13 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
