⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
+12Q126-15
+3Q227-23
+1Q324-22
0Q413-13
▼ MIA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, ten of eighteen from three- Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 35
Key battles
56%Three-point accuracy29%
2Blocks6
17Offensive rebounds9
10Threes made5
📊The numbers
| DET | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 33% |
| 10 | Threes made | 5 |
| 56% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 16 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 11 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
