⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 14 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 second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 64 rebounds to 37- Went cold from three, four of 22
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 1
Q3 10:44 · TOR 52-53 MIA
- Go-ahead
DeMar DeRozan hit a driving layup
Q4 2:01 · TOR 87-86 MIA
- Go-ahead
DeMar DeRozan hit a tip shot
Q4 0:03 · TOR 89-88 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Pascal Siakam offensive foul
Q4 4:48 · TOR 77-82 MIA
- Turnover
Pascal Siakam turnover
Q4 4:48 · TOR 77-82 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q2 5:12 · TOR 36-45 MIA
- Go-ahead
Goran Dragic hit a driving layup
Q4 0:19 · TOR 87-88 MIA
- Winner
Wayne Ellington hit a layup, Goran Dragic with the assist
Q4 0:00 · TOR 89-90 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Josh Richardson bad pass
Q4 3:11 · TOR 83-86 MIA
- Goaltend
Kelly Olynyk defensive goaltending violation
Q4 2:27 · TOR 85-86 MIA
📊The numbers
| TOR | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 7 | Threes made | 4 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 18% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 71 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 20 |
| 12 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 5 | Steals | 13 |
| 16 | Blocks | 19 |
