⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
-7Q121-26
-1Q218-20
-3Q319-24
0Q422-21
▼ MIA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Gave up second chances, fourteen offensive rebounds to their six
Key battles
2Threes made7
14Offensive rebounds6
22%Three-point accuracy41%
9Steals5
📊The numbers
| DET | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 32% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 2 | Threes made | 7 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 14 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
