⏱️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
-2Q125-25
+1Q224-21
+3Q323-18
-7Q415-20
▼ DET better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse 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, ten turnovers to their eighteen
Key battles
2Blocks8
23%Three-point accuracy38%
10Steals5
10Turnovers18
📊The numbers
| MIA | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 5 | Threes made | 6 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 18 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 8 |
