⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The first 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
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Heat
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 8
Q3 0:25 · MIA 68-76 DET
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Brian Grant Flagrant Foul Type 1
Q3 5:54 · MIA 47-59 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q3 10:49 · MIA 40-57 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q4 3:57 · MIA 76-93 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Ben Wallace Technical Foul
Q3 7:48 · MIA 40-57 DET
📊The numbers
| MIA | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 1 | Threes made | 5 |
| 11% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 20 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 14 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 1 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 9 |
