⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Won the second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to six- A 15-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 22 in the third quarter
- Could not get to the line, twenty free throws to their 31
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 took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q2 8:07 · DET 44-43 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 14
Q3 3:24 · DET 75-89 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q4 1:57 · DET 112-114 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ausar Thompson bad pass turnover
Q4 0:27 · DET 112-116 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 5 down to 9 up
Q1 4:00 · DET 20-29 MIA
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 22
Q3 10:15 · DET 56-78 MIA
- Steal
Davion Mitchell stole it from Ausar Thompson
Q4 0:27 · DET 112-116 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Bam Adebayo lost ball turnover
Q4 1:09 · DET 107-114 MIA
📊The numbers
| DET | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 9 | Threes made | 14 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 25 | Assists | 25 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 26 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 11 | Steals | 14 |
| 9 | Blocks | 6 |
