⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
+4Q127-22
-4Q219-20
+4Q318-13
-5Q422-25
▼ MIA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their sixteen- Won the glass, 41 rebounds to 30
Key battles
6Blocks2
13Fast break points6
9Offensive rebounds4
22Free throws made12
📊The numbers
| DET | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 4 | Threes made | 4 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 18 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 6 | Steals | 12 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
