⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Raptors got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Raptors won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their nine- They went cold, nine of 31 from three
- Could not get to the line, nine free throws to their 23
A 14-0 run took them from 3 down to 11 up in the second 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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 3 down to 11 up
Q2 11:27 · MIA 36-25 TOR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q3 2:06 · MIA 77-72 TOR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Norman Powell out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 1:01 · MIA 96-102 TOR
Raptors
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 7:54 · MIA 38-38 TOR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q4 10:55 · MIA 79-83 TOR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q4 9:02 · MIA 81-91 TOR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Scottie Barnes misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:35 · MIA 96-104 TOR
📊The numbers
| MIA | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 9 | Threes made | 16 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 6 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 20 | Assists | 33 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 29 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 12 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 7 |
