⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter and never got it back. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 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, 38 free throws to their eighteen- Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 28
- They shot well above their usual, fourteen of 31 from three
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 took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q3 6:58 · MIA 75-73 TOR
- Winner
Dwyane Wade hit a jumper
OT 2:00 · MIA 115-114 TOR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
OT 3:38 · MIA 120-114 TOR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Chris Bosh misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:53 · MIA 109-109 TOR
- Turnover
LeBron James bad pass
Q4 0:36 · MIA 109-109 TOR
- Missed FT
Dwyane Wade misses free throw 1 of 3
OT 4:13 · MIA 109-112 TOR
Raptors
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q2 6:50 · MIA 32-46 TOR
- Lead
Jose Calderon hit a 26-foot three jumper, DeMar DeRozan with the assist
Q4 1:23 · MIA 105-108 TOR
- Lead
Alan Anderson hit a 27-foot three jumper, Jose Calderon with the assist
OT 4:37 · MIA 109-112 TOR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Alan Anderson kicked ball turnover
Q4 2:27 · MIA 103-102 TOR
- Missed FT
DeMar DeRozan misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:07 · MIA 108-108 TOR
📊The numbers
| MIA | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 9 | Threes made | 14 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 26 | Assists | 26 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
