⏱️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 third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Made 21 threes to their eleven- Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their nineteen, and were outscored 27-14 off them
- A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up in the third quarter
- Lost the glass, 33 rebounds to 46
- Beaten inside, 36 points in the paint to 62
A 12-0 run took them from 10 down to 2 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.
Heat
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q1 5:46 · MIA 18-16 TOR
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up
Q3 9:57 · MIA 72-65 TOR
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q3 4:08 · MIA 88-79 TOR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jimmy Butler misses technical free throw
Q1 7:23 · MIA 7-11 TOR
Raptors
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 10 down to 2 up
Q3 6:37 · MIA 77-79 TOR
Bad plays
- Technical
Scottie Barnes technical foul
Q1 7:23 · MIA 7-11 TOR
- Turnover
Ja'Kobe Walter out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 2:24 · MIA 111-104 TOR
- Missed FT
RJ Barrett misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:23 · MIA 114-106 TOR
📊The numbers
| MIA | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 21 | Threes made | 11 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 32 | Assists | 34 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 10 | Steals | 4 |
| 0 | Blocks | 3 |
