⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 34- A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 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 17-point deficit to 9
Q2 5:58 · MIA 34-43 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 9
Q4 10:47 · MIA 76-85 DET
- Steal
LeBron James stole it from Greg Monroe
Q4 2:16 · MIA 91-98 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mario Chalmers bad pass
Q4 3:55 · MIA 88-94 DET
- Turnover
Chris Bosh bad pass
Q4 3:01 · MIA 89-96 DET
- Turnover
LeBron James lost ball turnover
Q4 2:12 · MIA 91-98 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up
Q1 10:48 · MIA 4-13 DET
- Steal
Brandon Jennings stole it from LeBron James
Q4 2:12 · MIA 91-98 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 4:43 · MIA 88-91 DET
- Turnover
Josh Smith bad pass
Q4 3:08 · MIA 89-96 DET
- Turnover
Greg Monroe lost ball turnover
Q4 2:16 · MIA 91-98 DET
📊The numbers
| MIA | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 9 | Threes made | 7 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 19 | Assists | 21 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 29 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 12 | Steals | 11 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
