⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 4 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️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.
Pistons
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q3 4:20 · DET 73-67 MIA
- Lead
Chauncey Billups hit a 17-foot jumper
Q4 2:29 · DET 99-97 MIA
- Winner
Chauncey Billups hit a driving layup
Q4 1:46 · DET 101-99 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tayshaun Prince bad pass
Q4 4:13 · DET 95-93 MIA
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 3:47 · DET 95-95 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- Ties it
Udonis Haslem hit a 19-foot jumper, Dwyane Wade with the assist
Q4 2:45 · DET 97-97 MIA
- Ties it
Udonis Haslem hit a 19-foot jumper, Dwyane Wade with the assist
Q4 2:05 · DET 99-99 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
James Posey misses technical free throw
Q1 0:55 · DET 25-24 MIA
- Turnover
Dwyane Wade bad pass
Q4 3:34 · DET 95-95 MIA
- Turnover
Udonis Haslem bad pass
Q4 0:20 · DET 104-99 MIA
📊The numbers
| DET | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 7 | Threes made | 4 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 24 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
