⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run took them from 1 down to 12 up in the first quarter
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 1 down to 12 up
Q1 8:26 · DET 18-6 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q2 0:58 · DET 50-37 MIA
- Steal
Lindsey Hunter stole it from Dwyane Wade
Q4 0:04 · DET 92-88 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Chauncey Billups misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:49 · DET 78-71 MIA
- Missed FT
Tayshaun Prince misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:31 · DET 88-81 MIA
- Turnover
Turnover
Q4 0:18 · DET 90-85 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q2 8:26 · DET 32-26 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Shandon Anderson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 10:23 · DET 26-14 MIA
- Turnover
10 second
Q4 4:56 · DET 77-69 MIA
- Turnover
Dwyane Wade lost ball
Q4 0:04 · DET 92-88 MIA
📊The numbers
| DET | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 20 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
