⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their two- They went cold, two of thirteen from three
- Could not get to the line, nineteen free throws to their 31
- Kept giving it away, fifteen turnovers to their seven, and were outscored 16-7 off them
- Beaten inside, 32 points in the paint to 56
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
- Go-ahead
Chris Quinn hit a 25-foot three jumper
Q4 0:23 · MIA 87-86 DET
- Lead
James Jones hit a three jumper, Dorell Wright with the assist
OT 4:30 · MIA 91-88 DET
- Winner
Chris Quinn hit a 24-foot three jumper
OT 0:40 · MIA 98-96 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Chris Quinn misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:11 · MIA 87-86 DET
- Missed FT
Dorell Wright misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 3:58 · MIA 91-90 DET
- Missed FT
Dorell Wright misses free throw 2 of 2
OT 3:58 · MIA 91-90 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- Ties it
Kwame Brown hit a layup
Q4 0:02 · MIA 88-88 DET
- Go-ahead
Will Bynum hit a 13-foot running jumper
OT 3:03 · MIA 91-92 DET
- Go-ahead
Will Bynum hit a 13-foot jumper
OT 1:01 · MIA 95-96 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jason Maxiell misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:15 · MIA 87-86 DET
- Turnover
Will Bynum offensive foul (Chris Quinn draws the foul)
OT 0:28 · MIA 98-96 DET
- Turnover
Will Bynum turnover
OT 0:28 · MIA 98-96 DET
📊The numbers
| MIA | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 12 | Threes made | 2 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 15% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 20 | Assists | 13 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 2 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
