⏱️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
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 10 down to 2 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.
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 9:23 · MIA 14-4 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q4 6:15 · MIA 84-79 DET
- Lead
Eddie Jones made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:42 · MIA 87-86 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Rod Strickland missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Q4 4:54 · MIA 81-79 DET
- Turnover
Rod Strickland Bad Pass. Stolen by Corliss Williamson.
Q4 3:34 · MIA 84-79 DET
- Missed FT
LaPhonso Ellis missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 3:02 · MIA 84-81 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 10 down to 2 up
Q1 5:43 · MIA 16-18 DET
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q3 7:09 · MIA 59-65 DET
- Go-ahead
Clifford Robinson made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Corliss Williamson.
Q4 1:50 · MIA 85-86 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chucky Atkins Bad Pass. Stolen by LaPhonso Ellis.
Q4 0:32 · MIA 87-88 DET
- Missed FT
Jerry Stackhouse missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:11 · MIA 87-89 DET
- Missed FT
Clifford Robinson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:02 · MIA 87-90 DET
📊The numbers
| MIA | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 2 | Threes made | 7 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 18 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 12 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 8 |
