⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 4 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 54 free throws to their 43- Gave up second chances, twelve offensive rebounds to their five
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 9:52 · DET 11-4 MIA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 6 down to 5 up
Q3 0:44 · DET 84-79 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Rasheed Wallace Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q4 4:11 · DET 90-95 MIA
- Technical
Chauncey Billups Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q4 3:30 · DET 91-98 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q1 5:56 · DET 13-14 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot Clock Violation
Q4 1:15 · DET 99-107 MIA
- Missed FT
Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:07 · DET 99-107 MIA
- Missed FT
Damon Jones missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:48 · DET 101-109 MIA
📊The numbers
| DET | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 4 | Threes made | 7 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 38 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 22 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 4 | Steals | 3 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
