⏱️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 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, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run took them from 9 down to 5 up in the fourth 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q2 9:48 · DET 28-26 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 7:31 · DET 57-57 MIA
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 9 down to 5 up
Q4 8:00 · DET 83-78 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Richard Hamilton offensive foul (Eddie Jones draws the foul)
Q4 3:44 · DET 85-85 MIA
- Turnover
Richard Hamilton turnover
Q4 3:44 · DET 85-85 MIA
- Turnover
Dale Davis 3 second
Q4 2:35 · DET 85-85 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q1 9:17 · DET 6-13 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q2 7:13 · DET 28-34 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Shaquille O'Neal misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:32 · DET 87-85 MIA
- Turnover
Antoine Walker turnover
Q4 0:08 · DET 93-88 MIA
- Turnover
Antoine Walker turnover
Q4 0:03 · DET 94-88 MIA
📊The numbers
| DET | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 5 | Threes made | 6 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 19 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 0 |
