⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ TOR better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
They went cold, eight of 30 from three- Owned the paint, 44 points inside to 22
- A 13-0 run from level to 13 points up in the second quarter
- Could not get to the line, thirteen free throws to their 32
- Gave up second chances, ten offensive rebounds to their three
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
- Steal
Tyler Hansbrough stole it from Michael Beasley
Q4 1:40 · TOR 81-86 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Rudy Gay misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:37 · TOR 81-86 MIA
- Missed FT
Rudy Gay misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:37 · TOR 81-86 MIA
- Missed FT
Tyler Hansbrough misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:45 · TOR 82-88 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 8:10 · TOR 8-16 MIA
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run from level to 13 points up
Q2 10:53 · TOR 27-40 MIA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 18
Q2 1:32 · TOR 43-61 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dwyane Wade turnover
Q4 2:34 · TOR 81-85 MIA
- Turnover
LeBron James offensive foul (Kyle Lowry draws the foul)
Q4 2:00 · TOR 81-86 MIA
- Turnover
LeBron James turnover
Q4 2:00 · TOR 81-86 MIA
📊The numbers
| TOR | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 8 | Threes made | 9 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 16 | Assists | 24 |
| 22 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
