⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 25 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.
Heat
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q2 6:45 · MIA 43-35 TOR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q2 4:52 · MIA 51-37 TOR
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 25
Q3 3:44 · MIA 91-66 TOR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jimmy Butler misses technical free throw
Q1 6:12 · MIA 10-13 TOR
Raptors
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 13
Q4 1:44 · MIA 116-103 TOR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIA | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 9 | Threes made | 9 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 29 | Assists | 23 |
| 68 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 29 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 13 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
