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DETDetroit Pistons
128Winner
Miami Heat logo
MIAMiami Heat
111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
DET41243825128
MIA26272731111

Game analysis: Detroit Pistons at Miami Heat

How the Pistons Beat the Heat

Detroit's shooting from deep powered an attack that Miami could not match. The Pistons opened with an 11–0 run, built a 15-point first-quarter advantage and never surrendered the lead. Miami cut the deficit to 13 in the third, but Detroit answered later in the period with a 10–0 run that stretched its advantage to 23. John Collins scored 23 points on 9–15 shooting, while Paul Reed added 19 points and 11 rebounds off the bench as the Pistons overcame eight more turnovers and fewer points in the paint.

The biggest reason

3PT Shooting

DET 47%vsMIA 29%

Also mattered

  • +10Assists
  • +11Points off turnovers
  • +16%Free-throw shooting

Game flow

When the lead changed

DET (away)MIA (home)

DET led the whole way, with a biggest lead of 23 points · no lead changes

-250+25Q1 11:16 · DET 3–MIA 0Q1 11:04 · DET 6–MIA 0Q1 10:20 · DET 9–MIA 0Q1 9:49 · DET 11–MIA 0Q1 9:40 · DET 11–MIA 2Q1 9:21 · DET 14–MIA 2Q1 8:46 · DET 17–MIA 2Q1 8:33 · DET 17–MIA 5Q1 8:19 · DET 19–MIA 5Q1 7:55 · DET 20–MIA 5Q1 7:33 · DET 22–MIA 5Q1 7:20 · DET 22–MIA 8Q1 6:41 · DET 22–MIA 10Q1 6:18 · DET 24–MIA 10Q1 6:02 · DET 27–MIA 10Q1 4:59 · DET 27–MIA 12Q1 4:26 · DET 27–MIA 15Q1 4:05 · DET 29–MIA 15Q1 3:15 · DET 32–MIA 15Q1 3:07 · DET 32–MIA 16Q1 3:07 · DET 32–MIA 17Q1 2:52 · DET 32–MIA 18Q1 2:32 · DET 34–MIA 18Q1 2:04 · DET 34–MIA 19Q1 1:39 · DET 34–MIA 20Q1 1:39 · DET 34–MIA 21Q1 1:06 · DET 37–MIA 21Q1 49.4 · DET 37–MIA 23Q1 31.3 · DET 39–MIA 23Q1 16.4 · DET 39–MIA 26Q1 4.0 · DET 41–MIA 26Q2 11:26 · DET 41–MIA 29Q2 10:45 · DET 43–MIA 29Q2 10:34 · DET 43–MIA 30Q2 10:34 · DET 43–MIA 31Q2 10:11 · DET 43–MIA 33Q2 9:11 · DET 43–MIA 34Q2 9:11 · DET 43–MIA 35Q2 8:56 · DET 44–MIA 35Q2 8:51 · DET 46–MIA 35Q2 7:44 · DET 47–MIA 35Q2 7:44 · DET 48–MIA 35Q2 6:45 · DET 48–MIA 37Q2 5:40 · DET 48–MIA 39Q2 5:05 · DET 51–MIA 39Q2 4:05 · DET 53–MIA 39Q2 4:05 · DET 54–MIA 39Q2 3:48 · DET 54–MIA 40Q2 3:48 · DET 54–MIA 41Q2 3:32 · DET 57–MIA 41Q2 3:21 · DET 57–MIA 43Q2 2:54 · DET 57–MIA 46Q2 2:28 · DET 59–MIA 46Q2 2:28 · DET 60–MIA 46Q2 1:34 · DET 60–MIA 49Q2 1:10 · DET 62–MIA 49Q2 57.6 · DET 62–MIA 51Q2 29.5 · DET 62–MIA 53Q2 11.5 · DET 65–MIA 53Q3 11:38 · DET 68–MIA 53Q3 11:05 · DET 70–MIA 53Q3 10:49 · DET 70–MIA 55Q3 10:30 · DET 70–MIA 57Q3 10:14 · DET 73–MIA 57Q3 9:45 · DET 75–MIA 57Q3 9:20 · DET 78–MIA 57Q3 9:07 · DET 78–MIA 59Q3 8:15 · DET 80–MIA 59Q3 8:07 · DET 80–MIA 62Q3 7:11 · DET 82–MIA 62Q3 7:01 · DET 82–MIA 64Q3 6:37 · DET 82–MIA 66Q3 6:37 · DET 82–MIA 67Q3 6:00 · DET 82–MIA 69Q3 5:45 · DET 85–MIA 69Q3 5:34 · DET 85–MIA 72Q3 5:14 · DET 87–MIA 72Q3 5:07 · DET 87–MIA 73Q3 5:07 · DET 87–MIA 74Q3 4:58 · DET 89–MIA 74Q3 4:49 · DET 89–MIA 76Q3 4:35 · DET 90–MIA 76Q3 4:35 · DET 91–MIA 76Q3 3:48 · DET 91–MIA 78Q3 3:32 · DET 93–MIA 78Q3 3:14 · DET 95–MIA 78Q3 2:37 · DET 97–MIA 78Q3 2:12 · DET 99–MIA 78Q3 2:12 · DET 100–MIA 78Q3 1:18 · DET 101–MIA 78Q3 1:02 · DET 101–MIA 80Q3 0.7 · DET 103–MIA 80Q4 11:43 · DET 103–MIA 83Q4 11:19 · DET 103–MIA 85Q4 11:03 · DET 104–MIA 85Q4 11:03 · DET 105–MIA 85Q4 10:50 · DET 105–MIA 88Q4 10:22 · DET 108–MIA 88Q4 9:05 · DET 108–MIA 91Q4 8:28 · DET 108–MIA 94Q4 7:58 · DET 110–MIA 94Q4 7:35 · DET 110–MIA 96Q4 7:21 · DET 112–MIA 96Q4 6:48 · DET 115–MIA 96Q4 6:25 · DET 115–MIA 97Q4 6:25 · DET 115–MIA 98Q4 6:01 · DET 117–MIA 98Q4 5:45 · DET 117–MIA 101Q4 5:31 · DET 119–MIA 101Q4 4:37 · DET 119–MIA 103Q4 4:12 · DET 119–MIA 105Q4 3:15 · DET 122–MIA 105Q4 3:04 · DET 122–MIA 106Q4 2:42 · DET 123–MIA 106Q4 2:42 · DET 124–MIA 106Q4 2:42 · DET 125–MIA 106Q4 2:41 · DET 123–MIA 106Q4 2:33 · DET 125–MIA 106Q4 1:56 · DET 126–MIA 106Q4 1:17 · DET 128–MIA 106Q4 1:07 · DET 128–MIA 108Q4 2.5 · DET 128–MIA 111Q4 0:00 · DET 128–MIA 111Q1Q2Q3Q4TURNING POINT

Quarter-by-quarter momentum

Quarter winners and scoring margin
  1. Q1Biggest margin
    Detroit Pistons logoDET41
    Miami Heat logoMIA26
    DET won by 15
  2. Q2
    Detroit Pistons logoDET24
    Miami Heat logoMIA27
    MIA won by 3
  3. Q3
    Detroit Pistons logoDET38
    Miami Heat logoMIA27
    DET won by 11
  4. Q4
    Detroit Pistons logoDET25
    Miami Heat logoMIA31
    MIA won by 6

Game turning points

Moments identified from the scoring timeline
  1. Final lead changeQ1 · 11:16

    Detroit Pistons went ahead and did not trail again.

    Detroit Pistons logoDET 3MIA 0Miami Heat logo

Momentum swings

Key stretches

6 stretches · runs and momentum swings
  1. Q1 · 12:00–7:33Biggest stretch
    Detroit Pistons logoDetroit Pistons22–5stretch

    DET 0 – MIA 0DET 22 – MIA 5

  2. Q2 · 9:11–3:32
    Detroit Pistons logoDetroit Pistons14–6stretch

    DET 43 – MIA 35DET 57 – MIA 41

  3. Q3 · 11.5–1:18
    Detroit Pistons logoDetroit Pistons36–25stretch

    DET 65 – MIA 53DET 101 – MIA 78

  4. Q3 · 8:15–6:00
    Miami Heat logoMiami Heat10–2stretch

    DET 80 – MIA 59DET 82 – MIA 69

  5. Q4 · 0.7–8:28
    Miami Heat logoMiami Heat14–5stretch

    DET 103 – MIA 80DET 108 – MIA 94

  6. Q4 · 4:12–1:17
    Detroit Pistons logoDetroit Pistons9–1stretch

    DET 119 – MIA 105DET 128 – MIA 106

Players who shaped the game

Player impact

From the box score
Detroit Pistons logo

Detroit Pistons

DET
  1. Leading scorerJohn Collins
    23PTS7REB1AST0STL0BLK
  2. Impact contributorCade Cunningham
    16PTS2REB8AST1STL3BLK
  3. Impact contributorPaul Reed
    19PTS11REB4AST0STL0BLK
Miami Heat logo

Miami Heat

MIA
  1. Leading scorerGiannis Antetokounmpo
    36PTS12REB5AST2STL1BLK
  2. Impact contributorDavion Mitchell
    18PTS2REB5AST0STL2BLK
  3. Impact contributorBobby Portis
    11PTS8REB2AST1STL0BLK

Team performance

Biggest advantages and setbacks

What the winner did best—and what it overcame

Advantages

  1. Field-goal shootingWinner edge

    Detroit Pistons had a 15 percentage points edge in field-goal shooting.

    DET 53%MIA 38%
  2. Three-point shootingWinner edge

    Detroit Pistons had a 18 percentage points edge in three-point shooting.

    DET 47%MIA 29%
  3. AssistsWinner edge

    Detroit Pistons had a 10 edge in assists.

    DET 34MIA 24

Setbacks

  1. TurnoversOpponent edge

    Detroit Pistons committed 8 more turnovers than Miami Heat.

    DET 20MIA 12

The numbers behind the win

Evidence

5 signals

Three-point shooting

Detroit held a substantial efficiency advantage from beyond the arc as its offense maintained control of the game.

Detroit Pistons logoDET47%
Miami Heat logoMIA29%

Overall shooting

The Pistons converted their field-goal attempts at a much higher rate despite Miami holding the edge in paint scoring.

Detroit Pistons logoDET53%
Miami Heat logoMIA38%

Ball movement

Detroit recorded 10 more assists, supporting a balanced offensive performance across its rotation.

Detroit Pistons logoDET34
Miami Heat logoMIA24

Points off turnovers

The Pistons scored 11 more points off turnovers even though they committed eight more giveaways themselves.

Detroit Pistons logoDET23
Miami Heat logoMIA12
Editorial turning point

10-0 DET run from 3:32 to 1:18 of Q3

After Miami had reduced the deficit, Detroit pushed its advantage from 13 to 23 and carried that separation forward.

This game’s Winning DNA

How Detroit Pistons got it done.

The winning formula behind this game.

Detroit Pistons logo

Detroit Pistons

3PT Shooting
50%
Playmaking
31%
Defense
19%

Editorial weights for this game — not fan-vote percentages or official NBA statistics.

Team Comparison

Detroit Pistons logoDetroit Pistons128 PTSVSKaseya CenterMiami Heat logoMiami Heat111 PTS
47-89FG39-102
18-383PT15-51
16-20FT18-28
53REB49
34AST24
8STL8
7BLK5
20TO12

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