⏱️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 first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their twelve
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q1 4:39 · DET 25-11 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q4 7:54 · DET 78-64 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Corliss Williamson Technical Foul
Q4 8:49 · DET 70-61 MIA
- Missed FT
Richard Hamilton missed Technical Free Throw.
Q4 7:11 · DET 72-64 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 9
Q3 3:35 · DET 66-57 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Eddie Jones missed Technical Free Throw.
Q4 8:49 · DET 70-61 MIA
- Technical
Lamar Odom Technical Foul
Q4 7:11 · DET 72-64 MIA
📊The numbers
| DET | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 34% |
| 1 | Threes made | 4 |
| 17% | Three-point accuracy | 18% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 23 |
| 15 | Assists | 13 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 14 | Blocks | 6 |
