⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The third 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
Lived at the line, 22 free throws to their eleven- Gave up second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to their nine
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
LeBron James hit a 25-foot three jumper, James Jones with the assist
Q4 3:00 · MIA 83-82 DET
- Winner
Eddie House hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:06 · MIA 88-87 DET
- Ties it
Eddie House hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:06 · MIA 87-87 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
LeBron James bad pass
Q4 3:38 · MIA 80-82 DET
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:29 · MIA 85-84 DET
- Turnover
Mike Miller bad pass
Q4 0:50 · MIA 86-87 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- Go-ahead
Austin Daye hit a 25-foot three jumper
Q4 1:07 · MIA 86-87 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tracy McGrady offensive goaltending
Q4 4:33 · MIA 77-80 DET
📊The numbers
| MIA | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 5 | Threes made | 8 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 18 | Assists | 22 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 3 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
