⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, seventeen free throws to their seven- Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 33
A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up in the first quarter
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 6:12 · DET 44-39 MIA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q3 0:01 · DET 84-77 MIA
- Winner
Ish Smith hit a 15-foot step back jumper
Q4 2:33 · DET 103-101 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Andre Drummond technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 3:31 · DET 44-41 MIA
- Turnover
Andre Drummond out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 4:32 · DET 96-96 MIA
- Turnover
Anthony Tolliver out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 1:24 · DET 105-101 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up
Q1 0:36 · DET 27-34 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q3 10:09 · DET 56-59 MIA
- Ties it
Goran Dragic hit a 17-foot pullup jump shot
Q4 2:56 · DET 101-101 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Josh Richardson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:07 · DET 51-50 MIA
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 1:32 · DET 105-101 MIA
📊The numbers
| DET | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 9 | Threes made | 14 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 5 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 5 | Assists | 4 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 17 | Steals | 11 |
| 12 | Blocks | 14 |
