⏱️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. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️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.
Pistons
Good plays
- Lead
Richard Hamilton made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 2:02 · DET 76-75 MIA
- Ties it
Richard Hamilton made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:02 · DET 75-75 MIA
- Winner
Richard Hamilton made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Tayshaun Prince.
Q4 0:01 · DET 78-77 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Richard Hamilton Offensive Foul
Q4 3:57 · DET 70-71 MIA
- Turnover
Richard Hamilton Traveling
Q4 1:20 · DET 76-75 MIA
- Turnover
Chauncey Billups Lost Ball. Stolen by Damon Jones.
Q4 0:42 · DET 76-75 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q4 11:41 · DET 62-64 MIA
- Go-ahead
Rasual Butler made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Shaquille O'Neal.
Q4 0:07 · DET 76-77 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shaquille O'Neal Traveling
Q4 2:13 · DET 74-75 MIA
- Turnover
Dwyane Wade Offensive Foul
Q4 1:51 · DET 76-75 MIA
- Turnover
Dwyane Wade Foul
Q4 1:51 · DET 76-75 MIA
📊The numbers
| DET | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 32% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 5 | Threes made | 4 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 18 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 7 |
