⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up in the fourth quarter
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Antonio McDyess Technical Foul. McDyess's 1st Technical Foul.
Q2 3:31 · DET 37-32 MIA
- Technical
Rasheed Wallace Technical Foul. Wallace's 1st Technical Foul.
Q2 1:35 · DET 43-38 MIA
- Technical
Technical Foul
Q3 9:33 · DET 52-47 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q3 6:39 · DET 59-60 MIA
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up
Q4 4:28 · DET 78-89 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dwyane Wade Offensive Foul. Wade's 5th Personal Foul, Miami's 4th Team Foul.
Q4 2:43 · DET 78-81 MIA
- Turnover
Dwyane Wade Foul
Q4 2:43 · DET 78-81 MIA
- Missed FT
Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:00 · DET 78-86 MIA
📊The numbers
| DET | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 4 | Threes made | 1 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 8% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 21 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
