Heat force Game 7 behind Goran Dragic, Dwyane Wade

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The Miami Heat always seem to thrive in these situations.

Goran Dragic scored 30 points and Dwyane Wade added 22 as the Heat avoided elimination Friday night with a 103-91 victory over the Toronto Raptors in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference semifinals.

Heat coach Erik Spoelstra improved to 8-1 in home games when facing elimination. Among coaches with at least five such games, only Al Cervi (9-0) has a better record in those situations.

The Raptors are now 0-7 in franchise history when leading in a playoff series and fell to 2-6 in potential close-out games all time.

Here’s a look at how the Heat forced a Game 7:

Dragic attacks

Dragic set a postseason career high in points on 12-of-21 shooting, with 14 of those attempts coming in the paint.

Dragic drove to the basket 21 times, his most in a game this postseason. The Heat scored 26 points off of those drives, tied for …

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