⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Raptors got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower 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, 13 points better than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Raptors won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Made seventeen threes to their seven- Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 32
- A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up in the third quarter
A 13-0 run dragged them back level 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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 16
Q1 5:58 · TOR 27-11 MIA
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up
Q3 5:10 · TOR 73-61 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 20
Q4 7:13 · TOR 93-73 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 10
Q2 1:05 · TOR 56-46 MIA
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 9:25 · TOR 61-61 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| TOR | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 17 | Threes made | 7 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 6 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 22 | Assists | 19 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Steals | 13 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
