⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 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 12-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 16 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
- Steal
Arron Afflalo stole it from Blake Ahearn
Q4 2:42 · DET 77-69 MIA
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 16
Q4 4:03 · DET 85-69 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q4 10:38 · DET 68-63 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Stephane Lasme lost ball
Q4 3:35 · DET 75-69 MIA
- Turnover
Stephane Lasme traveling
Q4 3:14 · DET 77-69 MIA
- Turnover
Blake Ahearn bad pass
Q4 2:42 · DET 77-69 MIA
📊The numbers
| DET | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 2 | Threes made | 2 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 13% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 20 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 1 |
