⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 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.
Heat
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q2 7:13 · MIA 47-48 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q3 6:37 · MIA 77-70 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q3 0:53 · MIA 92-80 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Goran Dragic offensive foul
Q4 2:26 · MIA 106-98 DET
- Turnover
Goran Dragic turnover
Q4 2:26 · MIA 106-98 DET
- Turnover
Goran Dragic bad pass
Q4 1:49 · MIA 106-100 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up
Q1 11:05 · MIA 2-11 DET
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 19
Q1 6:22 · MIA 9-28 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q2 2:10 · MIA 53-59 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jerami Grant lost ball turnover
Q4 1:22 · MIA 106-103 DET
- Missed FT
Derrick Rose misses free throw 2 of 3
Q4 0:18 · MIA 111-106 DET
- Turnover
Svi Mykhailiuk out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:07 · MIA 113-107 DET
📊The numbers
| MIA | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 12 | Threes made | 13 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 23 | Assists | 24 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
