⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter and never got it back. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 28- Made twelve threes to their eighteen
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q3 7:41 · MIA 73-72 DET
- Go-ahead
Tyler Herro hit a 26-foot threeer
Q4 1:12 · MIA 112-110 DET
- Winner
Max Strus hit a three jumper, Gabe Vincent with the assist
Q4 0:40 · MIA 115-112 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Jimmy Butler technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 9:28 · MIA 96-92 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q1 6:58 · MIA 12-21 DET
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 13
Q2 6:42 · MIA 43-56 DET
- Ties it
Saddiq Bey hit a 16-foot step back jumper
Q4 0:59 · MIA 112-112 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Frank Jackson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 8:11 · MIA 62-70 DET
- Turnover
Cory Joseph offensive foul
Q4 2:09 · MIA 107-110 DET
- Turnover
Cory Joseph turnover
Q4 2:09 · MIA 107-110 DET
📊The numbers
| MIA | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 12 | Threes made | 18 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 23 | Assists | 23 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 4 | Steals | 9 |
| 0 | Blocks | 5 |
