⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 27 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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Hamidou Diallo misses free throw flagrant 2 of 2
Q4 1:50 · DET 98-116 MIA
- Missed FT
Saddiq Bey misses free throw flagrant 1 of 3
Q4 0:50 · DET 100-118 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q1 5:41 · DET 9-25 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 22
Q1 0:50 · DET 13-35 MIA
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 27
Q3 4:36 · DET 64-91 MIA
Bad plays
- Flagrant
KZ Okpala flagrant foul type 2
Q4 1:50 · DET 97-116 MIA
- Flagrant
Tyler Herro flagrant foul type 1
Q4 0:50 · DET 100-118 MIA
📊The numbers
| DET | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 56% |
| 11 | Threes made | 13 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 26 | Assists | 32 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 64 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
