⏱️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, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 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
- Ties it
Caron Butler made Layup. Assisted by Lamar Odom.
Q4 1:53 · MIA 94-94 DET
- Ties it
Caron Butler made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:16 · MIA 96-96 DET
- Ties it
Caron Butler made 5 ft Jumper.
OT 0:34 · MIA 100-100 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Eddie Jones Bad Pass. Stolen by Chauncey Billups.
Q4 0:56 · MIA 94-96 DET
- Turnover
Caron Butler 3 second
OT 4:22 · MIA 96-96 DET
- Turnover
Caron Butler Offensive Foul
OT 3:00 · MIA 96-98 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 3:49 · MIA 18-26 DET
- Lead
Chauncey Billups made Layup.
OT 3:43 · MIA 96-98 DET
- Winner
Richard Hamilton made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Chauncey Billups.
OT 0:14 · MIA 100-102 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tayshaun Prince Bad Pass. Stolen by Caron Butler.
Q4 1:39 · MIA 94-94 DET
- Turnover
Richard Hamilton Offensive Foul
OT 2:04 · MIA 96-100 DET
- Turnover
24 second
OT 0:54 · MIA 98-100 DET
📊The numbers
| MIA | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 23 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 1 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
