⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ TOR better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their two- They went cold, two of twenty from three
- Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their twelve
- A 12-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 24 in the fourth quarter
- Beaten inside, 38 points in the paint to 62
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Raptors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q3 1:52 · TOR 75-76 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Heat
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q4 10:52 · TOR 77-86 MIA
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 24
Q4 6:37 · TOR 81-105 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| TOR | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 58% |
| 2 | Threes made | 10 |
| 10% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 24 | Offensive rebounds | 2 |
| 15 | Assists | 31 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
