⏱️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
-2Q120-20
+4Q222-18
+5Q314-12
-6Q416-25
▼ DET better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
20%Three-point accuracy36%
11Points off turnovers5
22Free throws made13
2Threes made4
📊The numbers
| MIA | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 34% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 2 | Threes made | 4 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 13 | Assists | 13 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 5 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
