⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter and never got it back.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their twenty
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 6 down to 2 up
Q2 10:15 · DET 29-27 MIA
- Steal
Richard Hamilton stole it from Dwyane Wade
Q4 1:31 · DET 92-89 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Rasheed Wallace technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 6:37 · DET 82-79 MIA
- Missed FT
Richard Hamilton misses technical free throw
Q4 6:24 · DET 82-81 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q4 11:26 · DET 75-73 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dwyane Wade turnover
Q4 4:09 · DET 88-85 MIA
- Turnover
Dwyane Wade lost ball
Q4 1:31 · DET 92-89 MIA
- Missed FT
Ricky Davis misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:17 · DET 96-92 MIA
📊The numbers
| DET | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 5 | Threes made | 4 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 30 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
