⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons fell 14 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 22 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, twelve of nineteen from three
A 18-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 4 in the third 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q2 6:18 · DET 43-41 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q4 10:04 · DET 90-77 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q4 5:00 · DET 103-92 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Will Bynum misses technical free throw
Q2 2:20 · DET 51-50 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 11:37 · DET 0-10 MIA
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 4
Q3 4:26 · DET 81-77 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Chris Bosh technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 2:20 · DET 51-50 MIA
📊The numbers
| DET | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 58% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 12 | Threes made | 9 |
| 63% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 24 | Assists | 18 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
