⏱️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
▲ DET better than we expected
-2Q120-22
-5Q220-27
+1Q327-25
+5Q428-21
▼ MIA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their nineteen, and outscored them 18-9 off them- Lost the glass, 38 rebounds to 53
Key battles
9Points off turnovers18
19Turnovers10
13Offensive rebounds7
25Free throws made18
📊The numbers
| DET | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 7 | Threes made | 10 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 19 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
