⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower 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, 9 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, five turnovers to their sixteen, and outscored them 22-0 off them- Ran them off the floor, 17 fast break points to 5
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Goaltend
Chauncey Billups defensive goaltending
Q4 3:45 · DET 74-68 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 0:59 · DET 19-27 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dwyane Wade misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:35 · DET 72-66 MIA
- Missed FT
Shaquille O'Neal misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:45 · DET 74-68 MIA
📊The numbers
| DET | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 35% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 6 | Threes made | 7 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 19 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 0 |
| 5 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 4 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |
