⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 39- Ran them off the floor, 22 fast break points to 6
- A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 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.
Heat
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up
Q1 11:02 · MIA 13-2 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q1 2:27 · MIA 32-15 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 19
Q2 9:20 · MIA 45-26 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tyler Herro misses technical free throw
Q2 4:40 · MIA 51-34 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 18
Q3 8:13 · MIA 82-64 DET
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 14
Q4 4:30 · MIA 119-105 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Javonte Green technical foul
Q2 4:40 · MIA 51-34 DET
📊The numbers
| MIA | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 12 | Threes made | 11 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 31 | Assists | 26 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 12 |
