⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their fourteen, and were outscored 18-10 off them- A 15-0 run from level to 15 points 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.
Pistons
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 6
Q2 2:36 · DET 52-58 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q3 11:08 · DET 60-59 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jalen Duren bad pass
Q4 2:53 · DET 99-104 MIA
- Technical
James Wiseman technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 2:47 · DET 99-104 MIA
- Turnover
Jalen Duren lost ball turnover
Q4 1:34 · DET 104-112 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run from level to 15 points up
Q1 0:41 · DET 27-42 MIA
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 1 down to 12 up
Q3 8:35 · DET 60-72 MIA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 3 down to 8 up
Q4 5:15 · DET 99-107 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Tyler Herro technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 2:00 · DET 101-110 MIA
📊The numbers
| DET | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 11 | Threes made | 13 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 21 | Assists | 26 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 5 | Steals | 12 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
