⏱️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 fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 9:03 · DET 10-5 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q2 10:26 · DET 35-24 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q4 3:10 · DET 89-78 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Richard Hamilton technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 9:17 · DET 51-49 MIA
- Missed FT
Rasheed Wallace misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:10 · DET 80-78 MIA
- Missed FT
Tayshaun Prince misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:50 · DET 86-78 MIA
Heat
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Shaquille O'Neal misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:56 · DET 81-78 MIA
- Missed FT
Shaquille O'Neal misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:56 · DET 81-78 MIA
📊The numbers
| DET | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 2 | Threes made | 4 |
| 13% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 6 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 19 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 4 |
| 7 | Blocks | 7 |
