⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 18 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 took them from 2 down to 10 up in the fourth 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q3 5:30 · DET 66-62 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Heat
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q2 4:51 · DET 38-49 MIA
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up
Q4 4:00 · DET 98-108 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DET | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 10 | Threes made | 13 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 26 | Assists | 33 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Steals | 4 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
