MIAMI — Adversity and adjustment.
It's become the unintentional theme of the Miami Heat's 2015-16 season, and on Friday night it helped deliver their biggest win to date: an elimination-avoiding 103-91 triumph over the visiting Toronto Raptors in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference semifinals.
With their frontcourt decimated, the Heat opted against forcing a traditional big into the opening lineup and instead tipped off with 6'7" rookie swingman Justise Winslow as their nominal center. Better spaced and faster paced, the Heat's offense tallied its highest scoring output of the series, which previously featured three overtime contests.
And no one benefitted more from Miami's strategic shift than Goran Dragic. The 30-year-old notched a new playoff career-high with 30 points—his most since joining the Heat at last season's trade deadline—on 12-of-21 shooting to go along with seven rebounds and four assists.
"I was just aggressive," Dragic said after the game. "I didn't want to go home to Europe. Still want to be here."
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