⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Made six threes to their thirteen- They shot well above their usual, thirteen of 26 from three
- Could not get to the line, 23 free throws to their 35
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q1 4:15 · MIA 26-14 TOR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q3 1:13 · MIA 88-77 TOR
Bad plays
- Technical
Gary Payton technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 4:13 · MIA 75-65 TOR
Raptors
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Mike James misses technical free throw
Q1 10:34 · MIA 4-1 TOR
📊The numbers
| MIA | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 6 | Threes made | 13 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 26 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 4 | Steals | 3 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
