Miami Heat vs Toronto Raptors Game 7 - Win or Go Home Time! 2016 NBA Playoffs Preview, TV Schedule & Live Stream Time
The Miami Heat and Toronto Raptors both appear to be in their element as their winner-take-all, Game 7 Eastern Conference semifinals Sunday afternoon showdown at Air Canada Center fast approaches.
By virtue of their 103-91 win over the Raptors in Game 6, Dwyane Wade and the Heat put themselves in position to become the first team in league history to overcome a pair of 3-2 deficits in the same postseason. Overall, Miami is now also 6-3 in Game 7.
Miami Feeling Confident
Friday night's win left the Heat feeling even more emboldened and sure about what they'll need to do on Sunday, as their small ball lineup left them convinced they may have finally figured out the course Raptor defense. Tip off starts at 3:30 p. m. (ET) and you can live stream here or watch on ABC.
With a starting lineup that featured no one over 6-9, the Heat committed a series low seven turnovers and topped 100 points for the first time in six games.
No one benefitted more from the change of style and pace than point guard Goran Dragic, who slashed and diced his way to a postseason career-high 30 points on 12-of-21 shooting. In all, Miami has now outscored Toronto 117-89 when they have no big man on the floor.
Toronto Hopes Hope Cooking Will Mean The Difference
Meanwhile, the Raptors are hoping a return to the friendly confines of Air Canada will again propel them to their best basketball. Led by the dynamic backcourt duo of Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan,Toronto is 5-2 in home games this postseason and against Miami has averaged six more points a game at home vs. on the road.
In the end, it could all come down to the clutch nature of the three time champion Wade, who enters play averaging 25.4 points a night in playoff games where his team is trailing in the series.
Overall, that's fourth best among all active players, behind only LeBron James, Kevin Durant and Stephen Curry.
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