⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 27 free throws to their five- A 13-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 15 in the second quarter
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 15
Q2 9:53 · MIA 42-27 TOR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q3 5:28 · MIA 73-58 TOR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 21
Q3 0:18 · MIA 81-60 TOR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Raptors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 12
Q3 11:41 · MIA 58-46 TOR
Bad plays
- Technical
T.J. Ford technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 1:08 · MIA 57-38 TOR
📊The numbers
| MIA | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 3 | Threes made | 4 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 19% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 3 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 3 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 21 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
