⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons 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 worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
They went cold, fifteen of 51 from three
Kept giving it away, twenty turnovers to their twelve, and outscored them 23-12 off them
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tim Hardaway Jr. misses technical free throw
Q2 8:26 · MIA 35-46 DET
- Missed FT
Davion Mitchell misses technical free throw
Q4 3:04 · MIA 105-122 DET

Pistons
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q1 11:16 · MIA 0-11 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q2 0:11 · MIA 53-70 DET
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 23
Q3 3:32 · MIA 78-101 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Ausar Thompson technical foul
Q2 8:26 · MIA 35-46 DET
- Technical
Daniss Jenkins technical foul
Q4 3:04 · MIA 105-122 DET
📊The numbers
| MIA | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 15 | Threes made | 18 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 24 | Assists | 34 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
📋Player stats
Every player's final line, with the combos.

Heat
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | 3PM | STL | BLK | TO | PRA | P+R | P+A | R+A | S+B | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. AntetokounmpoF Double-double | 33 | 36 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 53 | 48 | 41 | 17 | 3 | 15-26 | 1-3 | 5-8 | -23 |
A. WigginsF | 26 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 3-12 | 1-6 | 1-1 | -19 |
B. AdebayoC | 23 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 0-2 | -22 |
K. ThompsonG | 24 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2-11 | 2-11 | 0-0 | -19 |
D. MitchellG | 33 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 20 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 6-14 | 3-9 | 3-5 | -24 |
P. LarssonG | 29 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1-7 | 1-4 | 4-4 | 0 |
B. PortisF | 21 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 4-10 | 3-6 | 0-0 | +6 |
T. Hardaway Jr.G | 21 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2-7 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 0 |
N. JovicF | 13 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3-4 | +1 |
D. SmithG | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | +7 |
N. RichardsC | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | +2 |
R. ConwellG | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | +2 |
S. FontecchioF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | +2 |
M. GardnerF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +2 |
| Team | 111 | 49 | 24 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 39-102 | 15-51 | 18-28 |

Pistons
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | 3PM | STL | BLK | TO | PRA | P+R | P+A | R+A | S+B | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. RobinsonF | 28 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 5-12 | 5-10 | 2-2 | +22 |
J. CollinsF | 29 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 30 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 9-15 | 5-6 | 0-0 | +15 |
J. DurenC | 10 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +12 |
C. CunninghamG | 30 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 18 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 5-8 | 2-3 | 4-6 | +9 |
A. ThompsonG | 19 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | +14 |
P. ReedF Double-double | 26 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 30 | 22 | 14 | 0 | 8-11 | 2-2 | 1-1 | +4 |
D. JenkinsG | 22 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 5-8 | 1-2 | 4-5 | +14 |
R. Holland IIF | 22 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | +4 |
K. HuerterG | 20 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2-7 | 1-5 | 0-0 | -1 |
I. JoeG | 18 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 4-9 | 1-6 | 3-4 | -8 |
J. GreenG | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | +3 |
T. SmithF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -3 |
| Team | 128 | 53 | 34 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 47-89 | 18-38 | 16-20 |
Did not playT. Prince (coach's decision), C. Lanier (coach's decision), E. Okorie (coach's decision)










