⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 13 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 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
They went cold, no of ten from three- Ran them off the floor, 27 fast break points to 12
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 took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 10:10 · MIA 11-4 DET
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 2
Q4 9:06 · MIA 75-77 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dwyane Wade misses technical free throw
Q2 1:13 · MIA 41-40 DET
- Missed FT
Dwyane Wade misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:28 · MIA 79-84 DET
- Turnover
Dwyane Wade lost ball
Q4 2:02 · MIA 80-87 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q3 5:58 · MIA 51-61 DET
- Steal
Ben Wallace stole it from Dwyane Wade
Q4 2:02 · MIA 80-87 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Chauncey Billups technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 1:13 · MIA 40-40 DET
- Turnover
Chauncey Billups offensive foul (Michael Doleac draws the foul)
Q4 4:56 · MIA 77-79 DET
- Turnover
Chauncey Billups turnover
Q4 4:56 · MIA 77-79 DET
📊The numbers
| MIA | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 0 | Threes made | 5 |
| 0% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 16 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 27 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 3 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
