⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 40 rebounds to 27
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 3 down to 6 up
Q1 9:34 · MIA 13-7 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Shaquille O'Neal misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:28 · MIA 81-73 DET
- Missed FT
Shaquille O'Neal misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:28 · MIA 81-73 DET
- Turnover
Udonis Haslem turnover
Q4 4:01 · MIA 83-75 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 1
Q4 11:11 · MIA 72-71 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 4:35 · MIA 81-73 DET
- Missed FT
Ben Wallace misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:31 · MIA 85-77 DET
- Missed FT
Ben Wallace misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:31 · MIA 85-77 DET
📊The numbers
| MIA | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 58% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 2 | Threes made | 7 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 11 | Assists | 11 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
