⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
They went cold, four of nineteen from three
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q1 4:13 · MIA 18-14 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Dwyane Wade Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q3 9:12 · MIA 32-46 DET
- Turnover
Shot Clock Violation
Q4 2:49 · MIA 65-72 DET
- Turnover
Damon Jones Lost Ball. Stolen by Richard Hamilton.
Q4 2:27 · MIA 65-72 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q2 6:13 · MIA 24-35 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 20
Q3 7:54 · MIA 36-56 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Chauncey Billups missed Technical Free Throw.
Q3 9:12 · MIA 32-46 DET
- Missed FT
Ben Wallace missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:32 · MIA 70-77 DET
- Missed FT
Richard Hamilton missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:24 · MIA 72-78 DET
📊The numbers
| MIA | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 35% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 4 | Threes made | 0 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 0% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 10 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 0 |
