⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 21 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 19 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 48 points inside to 28
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
- Technical
Double technical foul - Hamidou Diallo and Duncan Robinson
Q3 8:25 · DET 52-58 MIA
- Technical
Hamidou Diallo technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 2:33 · DET 67-62 MIA
- Missed FT
Saddiq Bey misses free throw 2 of 3
Q4 3:30 · DET 95-88 MIA
Heat
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Max Strus misses technical free throw
Q3 2:33 · DET 67-62 MIA
📊The numbers
| DET | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 8 | Threes made | 13 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 24 | Assists | 23 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 4 | Steals | 4 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
