⏱️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 fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 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, 48 rebounds to 34- Owned the paint, 42 points inside to 26
- A 16-0 run took them from 6 down to 10 up in the third quarter
- They shot well above their usual, fourteen of 26 from three
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 stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q1 5:11 · MIA 32-19 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Josh Richardson technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 2:30 · MIA 94-100 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q2 1:09 · MIA 66-62 DET
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 9 down to 2 up
Q3 6:05 · MIA 73-75 DET
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 6 down to 10 up
Q3 2:57 · MIA 81-91 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIA | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 14 | Threes made | 9 |
| 54% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 3 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 25 | Assists | 16 |
| 26 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
