⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their five- They went cold, five of twenty from three
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q3 10:25 · DET 60-59 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q4 1:57 · DET 99-98 MIA
- Winner
Reggie Jackson hit a driving layup
Q4 0:05 · DET 99-98 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Reggie Jackson turnover
Q4 0:31 · DET 97-98 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q2 11:15 · DET 31-34 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q3 3:21 · DET 72-81 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Goran Dragic steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 1:19 · DET 94-98 MIA
📊The numbers
| DET | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 12 | Threes made | 5 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 20 | Assists | 19 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
