⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower 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, 19 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
They went cold, ten of 29 from three- Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their nineteen, and were outscored 18-10 off them
- Beaten inside, 32 points in the paint to 52
A 14-0 run took them from 10 down to 4 up in the third 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 stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q2 9:49 · DET 38-24 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q4 6:12 · DET 83-78 MIA
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Zaza Pachulia flagrant foul type 1
Q3 6:03 · DET 61-54 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q3 7:41 · DET 61-57 MIA
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 10 down to 4 up
Q3 3:34 · DET 67-71 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Hassan Whiteside misses free throw flagrant 1 of 2
Q3 6:03 · DET 61-54 MIA
- Missed FT
Hassan Whiteside misses free throw flagrant 2 of 2
Q3 6:03 · DET 61-54 MIA
📊The numbers
| DET | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 13 | Threes made | 10 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 5 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 23 | Assists | 25 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 7 | Steals | 3 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
