⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
+6Q122-18
-10Q215-24
-14Q315-28
-1Q420-21
▼ MIA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 34
Key battles
21%Three-point accuracy43%
2Blocks6
11Assists21
32%Shooting from the field52%
📊The numbers
| DET | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 32% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 3 | Threes made | 3 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 11 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
