⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Raptors got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third 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, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Raptors won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, nine of thirteen from three- Burned in transition, 3 fast break points to 18
A 12-0 run took them from 11 down to 1 up in the first 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 11 down to 1 up
Q1 4:45 · MIA 18-17 TOR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 0:41 · MIA 47-47 TOR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q4 9:47 · MIA 84-83 TOR
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Dwyane Wade flagrant foul type 1 (Kris Humphries draws the foul)
Q3 1:35 · MIA 61-76 TOR
- Turnover
Chris Quinn lost ball
Q4 1:20 · MIA 91-94 TOR
Raptors
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q1 9:15 · MIA 6-17 TOR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q3 10:59 · MIA 47-55 TOR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q3 6:31 · MIA 53-66 TOR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jason Kapono misses technical free throw
Q4 11:17 · MIA 71-77 TOR
- Technical
Will Solomon technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 9:21 · MIA 78-83 TOR
- Turnover
Jermaine O'Neal lost ball
Q4 0:19 · MIA 95-99 TOR
📊The numbers
| MIA | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 7 | Threes made | 9 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 69% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 21 | Assists | 18 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
