⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 16 in the fourth quarter- Lost the glass, 33 rebounds to 47
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 took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q3 8:45 · MIA 60-59 DET
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 16
Q4 9:08 · MIA 92-76 DET
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Mario Chalmers flagrant foul type 1 (Jonas Jerebko draws the foul)
Q1 1:04 · MIA 18-22 DET
- Technical
Dwyane Wade technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 4:24 · MIA 37-48 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 8:04 · MIA 7-12 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 2:42 · MIA 18-26 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q2 6:43 · MIA 37-47 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Lawrence Frank technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 2:41 · MIA 42-48 DET
📊The numbers
| MIA | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 8 | Threes made | 7 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 21 | Assists | 21 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 15 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
