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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pistons | 29 | 18 | 28 | 27 | 102 |
 Heat | 26 | 32 | 25 | 20 | 103 |
DETTeam statsMIA| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 41-9244.6% | 11-3234.4% | 9-1560.0% | 56 | 28 | 16 |
| MIA | 37-9240.2% | 8-2236.4% | 21-2680.8% | 48 | 22 | 7 |
Point at or clickTap a player to see his shots, then his whole game from there. ClickTap a number under REB, AST, STL, BLK, TO or PF to see those plays.
Miami Heat103| 35 | 16 | 7-24 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +6 | −9.9 | ||||||
| 34 | 19 | 6-18 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 7-9 | 0 | −3 | +5.1 | |||||
| 32 | 22 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 8-10 | 0 | −4 | +2.5 | |||||||
| 32 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +4 | −5.2 | ||||||
| 28 | 13 | 4-9 | 3-6 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +5 | −0.1 | ||||||
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| 22 | 15 | 6-10 | 3-5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | +2.4 | |||||
| 20 | 2 | 1-7 | 0-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −5 | −5.9 | ||||||
| 16 | 8 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 4-5 | 0 | +5 | +2.9 | ||||||
| 13 | 6 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | +2.5 | ||||||
| 9 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −1.5 | |||
| Team | 103 | 37-9240.2% | 8-2236.4% | 48 | 22 | 7 | 18 | 21-2680.8% | 16 | 11 | 3 | |||
Bench 33 points on 13 for 27 shooting
Did not play: Jamal Cain, R.J. Hampton, Nikola Jović and Orlando Robinson (coach’s decision).
Detroit Pistons102| 36 | 30 | 13-27 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 0 | −2 | +2.5 | |||||||
| 35 | 14 | 6-11 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +7 | +3.1 | ||||||
| 32 | 17 | 8-11 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 0 | −4 | +6.0 | |||||||
| 31 | 10 | 4-12 | 0-6 | 2-3 | 0 | +1 | −5.0 | |||||||
| 27 | 4 | 1-7 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0 | −14 | −2.8 | |||||||
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| 25 | 7 | 2-8 | 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | +9 | −4.7 | ||||
| 17 | 4 | 1-7 | 0-2 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −9.1 | |||||
| 16 | 8 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | +3 | +5.5 | |||||||
| 12 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −5.3 | ||
| 10 | 8 | 3-4 | 2-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | +2.3 | ||||
| Team | 102 | 41-9244.6% | 11-3234.4% | 56 | 28 | 16 | 23 | 9-1560.0% | 17 | 3 | 13 | |||
Bench 27 points on 9 for 24 shooting
Did not play: James Wiseman, Stanley Umude, Jared Rhoden and Malcolm Cazalon (coach’s decision).
Heat103Pistons102ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Jimmy Butler III had 19 points (12 in the paint) and 13 rebounds, and the Miami Heat held off the Detroit Pistons 103-102 in the season opener for both teams at Kaseya Center.
The Heat took control with a 13-0 run bridging the third and fourth quarters and led by as many as 19. The Heat led 94-75 with 9:25 left, and the Pistons cut it to 1 with 1:44 left.
The Pistons had the ball down 1 after a timeout, but Cade Cunningham missed a 30-foot 3-pointer at the buzzer that would have put them ahead.
Bam Adebayo had 22 points and 8 rebounds.
For the Pistons, Cunningham had 30 points and 9 assists, and Jalen Duren added 17 points (16 in the paint), 14 rebounds and 4 blocks on 8 for 11 shooting.
The Heat outscored the Pistons 25-9 off turnovers. The Pistons outscored the Heat 27-9 in 9 minutes with Burks, Hayes, Stewart, Cunningham and Duren on the floor together.
Miami HeatDetroit PistonsPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
82 points from the field on 92 shots: 14.2 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 12-25 | 48.0% | 66% |
| In the paint | 12-29 | 41.4% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 5-16 | 31.3% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 1-4 | 25.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 7-18 | 38.9% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Duren | 32 | 3 | 1-3 | −7 |
| Marvin Bagley III | 10 | 2 | 1-1 | −1 |
| Isaiah Stewart | 8 | 4 | 2-4 | +2 |
| Cade Cunningham | 7 | 4 | 1-2 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 10 | 5 | 2-3 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 18 points on 67 possessions. He usually scores about 20 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ausar Thompson | 28 | 4 | 2-5 | −6 |
| Isaiah Stewart | 13 | 4 | 1-3 | 0 |
| Cade Cunningham | 10 | 3 | 1-6 | 0 |
| Killian Hayes | 7 | 3 | 1-4 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 13 | 6 | 2-3 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 20 points on 70 possessions. He usually scores about 24 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Killian Hayes | 24 | 7 | 3-3 | 0 |
| Cade Cunningham | 13 | 2 | 1-4 | −2 |
| Jaden Ivey | 8 | 2 | 1-3 | 0 |
| Alec Burks | 5 | 0 | 0-2 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 19 | 7 | 3-14 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 18 points on 68 possessions. He usually scores about 21 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
MIA win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
DET
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Highest Leverage Moments
Cunningham 25' 3PT Running Jump Shot (30 PTS) (Stewart 2 AST)
Q4 1:44
21.0%
85→64
Sasser 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (8 PTS)
Q3 0:46
17.7%
91→73
MISS Love 27' 3PT Jump Shot
Q4 0:06
12.2%
73→85
Pistons Rebound
Q4 0:00
12.0%
85→97
Love 2' Cutting Layup Shot (13 PTS) (Butler 4 AST)
Q4 3:59
11.4%
77→89
