⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Made seven threes to their no- Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 36
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:17 · DET 8-0 MIA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 20-point lead to 31
Q3 3:11 · DET 76-45 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Heat
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Alonzo Mourning Technical Foul
Q1 4:09 · DET 16-7 MIA
- Technical
Eddie House Technical Foul
Q4 0:45 · DET 92-58 MIA
📊The numbers
| DET | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 33% |
| 7 | Threes made | 0 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 0% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 19 | Assists | 11 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 4 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 1 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
