⏱️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 fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 5:48 · MIA 17-9 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q3 4:31 · MIA 62-60 DET
- Lead
Shaquille O'Neal made 8 ft two point shot.
Q4 2:40 · MIA 78-76 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Damon Jones Bad Pass. Stolen by Tayshaun Prince.
Q4 2:02 · MIA 78-76 DET
- Missed FT
Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:45 · MIA 78-78 DET
- Turnover
Dwyane Wade Lost Ball. Stolen by Richard Hamilton.
Q4 0:47 · MIA 79-82 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q1 0:48 · MIA 23-27 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q4 6:26 · MIA 74-76 DET
- Ties it
Richard Hamilton made 3 ft jumper.
Q4 1:57 · MIA 78-78 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Chauncey Billups missed Technical Free Throw.
Q1 0:21 · MIA 23-19 DET
- Turnover
Elden Campbell Lost Ball. Stolen by Dwyane Wade.
Q4 4:05 · MIA 74-74 DET
- Turnover
Tayshaun Prince Lost Ball. Stolen by Shaquille O'Neal.
Q4 0:20 · MIA 79-82 DET
📊The numbers
| MIA | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 2 | Threes made | 5 |
| 18% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 12 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 0 |
