⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Beaten inside, 40 points in the paint to 56
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q1 4:18 · DET 19-21 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q2 11:14 · DET 29-31 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q3 10:26 · DET 55-69 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DET | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 56% |
| 7 | Threes made | 11 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 17 | Assists | 26 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 26 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
