⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 8 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 second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their fifteen- Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 42
- A 12-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 2 in the second quarter
- Burned in transition, 5 fast break points to 19
A 14-0 run took them from 1 down to 13 up in the first 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 2
Q2 7:26 · MIA 41-43 TOR
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up
Q2 2:04 · MIA 55-49 TOR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q3 1:40 · MIA 91-76 TOR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Raptors
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 1 down to 13 up
Q1 1:12 · MIA 23-36 TOR
Bad plays
- Technical
RJ Barrett technical foul
Q3 7:04 · MIA 72-61 TOR
📊The numbers
| MIA | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 13 | Threes made | 11 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 21 | Assists | 29 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
