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NBA Playoffs: Raptors vs. Heat Game 7 recap, full highlights

By Cody Williams

TORONTO, ON- MAY 15: Patrick Patterson celebrates getting the basket and one with Bismack Biyombo as the Toronto Raptors play the Miami Heat in game seven of their Eastern Conference Semifinal at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto. May 15, 2016. (Steve Russell/Toronto Star via Getty Images)
TORONTO, ON- MAY 15: Patrick Patterson celebrates getting the basket and one with Bismack Biyombo as the Toronto Raptors play the Miami Heat in game seven of their Eastern Conference Semifinal at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto. May 15, 2016. (Steve Russell/Toronto Star via Getty Images) /
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The Raptors ran away from the Heat in Game 7 to advance to their first ever Eastern Conference Finals

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Entering the Air Canada Centre on Sunday afternoon, both the Toronto Raptors and the Miami Heat knew that it could potentially be their last game of the season and the 2016 NBA Playoffs. The winner would move on to the Eastern Conference Finals while the loser would be on the outside looking in after a hard-fought, injury-plagues series. It was everything a Game 7 is all about.

From the start, it looked like fans might be in store for another incredibly close game. The Raptors and Heat were exchanging blows and, considering that three games in the series had already gone to overtime leading up to Game 7, it seemed like the decisive game could be more of the same. It was at the end of the first half, though, that the Raptors started to get a little warm.

Coming out of the locker room from halftime, Toronto cranked up the heat and went from “warm” to scorching as they just couldn’t be stopped. Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan were brilliant, but Bismack Biyombo was every bit as big for them as an option offensively at the rim, a rebounder, and a defender.

Meanwhile, Goran Dragic and Dwyane Wade were playing solid and keeping up in the third quarter. However, they ended up going cold from the floor in the fourth while the Raptors were getting offensive boards and forcing turnovers galore. That sparked an enormous run for the home team in front of a raucous crowd as Toronto picked up the victory to advance to their first-ever Eastern Conference Finals.

Three Stars

Kyle Lowry, Raptors – 35 points, nine assists, seven rebounds, four steals

DeMar DeRozan, Raptors – 28 points, eight rebounds, one assist

Bismack Biyombo, Raptors – 17 points, 16 rebounds, two blocks, one assist

Highlights

Next Game

While the Heat’s season is now over, the Raptors move on to the Eastern Conference Finals where they will take on the Cleveland Cavaliers. Game 1 will be on Tuesday, May 17.

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