⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Raptors got 26 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ TOR better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 26 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 twenty threes to their six- Shot well above their usual, twenty of 38 from three
- A 18-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 29 in the first quarter
- Beaten inside, 46 points in the paint to 68
A 12-0 run cut a 33-point deficit to 21 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 from level to 10 points up
Q1 11:34 · TOR 10-0 MIA
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 29
Q1 2:15 · TOR 47-18 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 27-point lead to 36
Q2 9:19 · TOR 56-20 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Heat
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 33-point deficit to 21
Q3 9:07 · TOR 82-61 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| TOR | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 20 | Threes made | 6 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 34 | Assists | 24 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 68 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
