⏱️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
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their 22, and outscored them 26-14 off them- Lost the glass, 26 rebounds to 43
A 12-0 run took them from 10 down to 2 up 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 10 down to 2 up
Q4 6:24 · DET 92-90 MIA
- Ties it
Greg Monroe hit a free throw 1 of 1
Q4 2:05 · DET 95-95 MIA
- Lead
Jonas Jerebko hit a 26-foot three jumper, Brandon Knight with the assist
Q4 1:32 · DET 98-95 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Brandon Knight bad pass
Q4 2:44 · DET 92-92 MIA
- Turnover
Damien Wilkins out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 1:05 · DET 98-97 MIA
- Turnover
Austin Daye traveling
Q4 0:00 · DET 98-101 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q1 8:33 · DET 9-15 MIA
- Lead
Chris Bosh hit a two point shot, LeBron James with the assist
Q4 2:25 · DET 92-94 MIA
- Winner
LeBron James hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:00 · DET 98-99 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Norris Cole step out of bounds turnover
Q4 4:35 · DET 86-90 MIA
- Turnover
LeBron James lost ball
Q4 4:07 · DET 88-90 MIA
- Turnover
LeBron James post lost ball turnover
Q4 1:28 · DET 98-95 MIA
📊The numbers
| DET | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 28 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 19 | Assists | 24 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 1 |
