Raptors' defence, bench shot-making return to throttle Heat

"Both teams played exquisite defence, clogging the paint off the ball, picking up the ball fairly high, rotating well to take away the advantages such interiority can open, and forcing as many turnovers as possible. Both teams struggled to find anything in the paint; they each ended the first half with 10 paint points, Toronto's second-lowest total of the season and the lowest for Miami."

"He enters the game and gets vertical on the glass to steal a contested offensive rebound. He back tips the ball away from his Norman Powell and dashes out into the open court, finishing and-1 after receiving the touchdown pass. Misses a runner on the next possession, grabs the rebound, misses, loses on the glass this time to the gigantic Kel'el Ware, but then steals the ball from him for fun. Toronto ends up with a triple."

Both teams played exquisite defence, clogging the paint and limiting interior scoring, each finishing the first half with 10 paint points. Defences forced difficult-shot contests and turnovers, with Miami making more early contested shots before Toronto found offence. Brandon Ingram's tough-shot scoring gradually swung momentum to Toronto. Gradey Dick provided an energetic bench surge with rebounds, back-tips, steals, open-court finishing, and a buzzer three, helping Toronto lead after the first quarter. Miami countered with a zone in the second quarter that challenged Toronto's Barnes-plus-bench lineup featuring Immanuel Quickley.

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