⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
-2Q124-26
+14Q236-24
+4Q331-24
+2Q424-21
▼ TOR better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 32- Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 30
- Could not get to the line, 22 free throws to their 34
Key battles
12Offensive rebounds4
19Fast break points8
52Points in the paint30
27Assists16
🏀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 stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q2 5:00 · MIA 54-43 TOR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Raptors
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIA | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 3 | Threes made | 2 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 18% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 27 | Assists | 16 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
