Miami Heat vs Toronto Raptors: 4 Things To Watch For In Game 2
Three-Point Shooting
After the Raptors and Heat shot an identical 45 percent from the field in Game 1, it was three-point shooting that was ultimately the difference. Miami made eight to Toronto’s five.
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Even though that doesn’t seem like a big discrepancy, the Heat shot the three-ball at a scorching 73 percent. The Raptors shot it at a 24 percent clip.
In summary, Miami hit more threes while shooting many less than the Raptors in Game 1. That matters. If that’s going to happen in Game 2, again, that doesn’t bode well for the home team.
To make matters worse, it’s not like the Heat are this great three-point shooting team either. That was just a plus. And in a game between two pretty evenly matched teams, an anomaly like the Heat’s Game 1 three-point shooting can be the difference.
Toronto can’t let that happen again.
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