⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons 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 first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 37- Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 32
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 from level to 9 points up
Q1 10:17 · DET 11-2 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 24
Q3 4:09 · DET 81-57 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Heat
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Dion Waiters technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 4:52 · DET 72-57 MIA
📊The numbers
| DET | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 6 | Threes made | 7 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 22 | Assists | 19 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
