⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
📊The numbers
| DET | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 8 | Threes made | 5 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 20 | Assists | 18 |











