⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Raptors stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ TOR better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 4 points better than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Raptors won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 38- A 12-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 26 in the third quarter
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 10:12 · TOR 11-4 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q3 11:00 · TOR 76-59 MIA
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 26
Q3 9:05 · TOR 88-62 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Kawhi Leonard technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 3:17 · TOR 97-77 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 15
Q3 4:28 · TOR 99-84 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| TOR | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 11 | Threes made | 15 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 25 | Assists | 21 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
