⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse 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, 34 free throws to their 21
A 12-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 3 in the fourth 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 6:09 · MIA 26-17 TOR
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 16
Q3 5:28 · MIA 73-57 TOR
- Steal
LeBron James stole it from Linas Kleiza
Q4 2:10 · MIA 87-82 TOR
Bad plays
- Turnover
LeBron James bad pass
Q4 1:36 · MIA 89-82 TOR
- Missed FT
Dwyane Wade misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:37 · MIA 93-87 TOR
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:22 · MIA 95-89 TOR
Raptors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 1:16 · MIA 31-31 TOR
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 3
Q4 6:18 · MIA 85-82 TOR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Linas Kleiza bad pass
Q4 2:10 · MIA 87-82 TOR
📊The numbers
| MIA | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 4 | Threes made | 6 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 15 | Assists | 17 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
