⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 7:58 · MIA 80-80 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Damon Jones missed Technical Free Throw.
Q2 8:02 · MIA 29-30 DET
- Turnover
Eddie Jones Offensive Foul. His 4th Personal Foul.
Q4 1:09 · MIA 81-86 DET
- Turnover
Eddie Jones Turnover
Q4 1:09 · MIA 81-86 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q2 0:05 · MIA 43-52 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q4 3:49 · MIA 81-90 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Chauncey Billups missed Technical Free Throw.
Q2 10:00 · MIA 27-26 DET
- Goaltend
Richard Hamilton Defensive Goaltending
Q4 4:35 · MIA 81-82 DET
📊The numbers
| MIA | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 4 | Threes made | 6 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 55% |
| 5 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 17 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 6 | Steals | 3 |
| 9 | Blocks | 6 |
