⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Raptors got 19 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 second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Raptors won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their fourteen- Looked after the ball, six turnovers to their fifteen, and were outscored 24-9 off them
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 dragged them back level
Q1 6:38 · TOR 16-16 MIA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 19
Q2 3:47 · TOR 65-46 MIA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 26
Q2 0:36 · TOR 76-50 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Scottie Barnes technical foul
Q3 7:35 · TOR 79-63 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 13
Q3 9:04 · TOR 79-66 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 7
Q3 6:06 · TOR 82-75 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 14
Q4 2:37 · TOR 128-114 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Tyler Herro technical foul
Q2 1:58 · TOR 63-46 MIA
📊The numbers
| TOR | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 56% |
| 13 | Threes made | 14 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 24 | Assists | 35 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 1 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
