⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
+4Q124-18
-2Q220-22
+6Q324-18
-1Q427-27
▼ DET better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their eighteen
Key battles
11Blocks1
9Steals4
12Turnovers18
7Offensive rebounds9
📊The numbers
| MIA | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 7 | Threes made | 6 |
| 54% | Three-point accuracy | 60% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 21 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Steals | 4 |
| 11 | Blocks | 1 |
