⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
A 15-0 run took them from 2 down to 13 up in the first quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pistons
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 2
Q1 3:17 · DET 19-21 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q2 1:23 · DET 46-49 MIA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 15
Q3 0:38 · DET 65-80 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Jon Barry Technical Foul
Q4 8:30 · DET 68-84 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 2 down to 13 up
Q1 9:48 · DET 4-17 MIA
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 16
Q3 11:08 · DET 46-62 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Technical Foul
Q1 9:26 · DET 4-4 MIA
- Flagrant
Anthony Carter Flagrant Foul Type 1
Q4 8:44 · DET 65-84 MIA
📊The numbers
| DET | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 8 | Threes made | 3 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 19 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 10 | Blocks | 4 |
