⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 10 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 second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their nineteen, and outscored them 26-13 off them
A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up in the first quarter
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 cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q2 7:43 · MIA 42-43 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q2 4:58 · MIA 53-45 DET
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 20
Q3 1:28 · MIA 90-70 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pistons
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up
Q1 1:00 · MIA 30-37 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Brandon Knight misses technical free throw
Q3 4:56 · MIA 73-60 DET
📊The numbers
| MIA | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 5 | Threes made | 4 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 24 | Assists | 11 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
