⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Made nine threes to their one- Shot well above their usual, nine of nineteen from three
- Won the glass, 44 rebounds to 34
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q3 4:03 · MIA 77-65 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Michael Beasley lost ball
Q4 3:24 · MIA 94-86 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 1:15 · MIA 24-26 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q4 11:25 · MIA 82-76 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Allen Iverson offensive foul (Jermaine O'Neal draws the foul)
Q4 4:18 · MIA 92-84 DET
- Turnover
Allen Iverson turnover
Q4 4:18 · MIA 92-84 DET
- Missed FT
Tayshaun Prince misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:21 · MIA 94-86 DET
📊The numbers
| MIA | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 9 | Threes made | 1 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 13% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 24 | Assists | 17 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
