⏱️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 fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ TOR better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their fourteen- A 16-0 run took them from 2 down to 14 up 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 5
Q1 5:31 · TOR 17-22 MIA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 1:29 · TOR 87-87 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dennis Schroder out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 4:19 · TOR 92-97 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 11:20 · TOR 2-9 MIA
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 2 down to 14 up
Q3 11:14 · TOR 66-80 MIA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q4 9:15 · TOR 87-97 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jimmy Butler misses technical free throw
Q2 5:21 · TOR 48-51 MIA
📊The numbers
| TOR | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 14 | Threes made | 14 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 29 | Assists | 33 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 3 | Steals | 5 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
