⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 22 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 21 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Made eighteen threes to their twelve- Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their 23, and were outscored 27-14 off them
- Owned the paint, 48 points inside to 30
- A 12-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 17 in the third quarter
- Could not get to the line, fifteen free throws to their 27
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 7:25 · MIA 12-15 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q3 10:22 · MIA 58-63 DET
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 17
Q3 4:08 · MIA 70-87 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIA | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 12 | Threes made | 18 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 25 | Assists | 34 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 1 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 8 |
