⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Raptors got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ TOR better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Raptors won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 56 rebounds to 44- Owned the paint, 70 points inside to 34
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 9:47 · TOR 12-4 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q2 8:46 · TOR 43-36 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 21
Q3 0:34 · TOR 97-76 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Heat
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| TOR | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 12 | Threes made | 12 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 34 | Assists | 26 |
| 70 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 3 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
