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Sun Apr 10, 2005 · 1:00 PM
Detroit PistonsPistons
96
away
Chemistry Cold
Miami HeatHeat
94
home
Chemistry Tense

Box Score

TEAM Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 FINAL
Detroit PistonsPistons 31 21 22 22 96
Miami HeatHeat 26 16 25 27 94

After Action Report

The Pistons upended the Heat 96-94. Every possession went the Pistons way. The Pistons owned the glass, generating extra possessions; the Pistons answered the bell with a bounce-back effort. On paper this one shouldn't have been close — basketball had other ideas.

What tipped it

  • Heat · Bouncing Back A winning team just got tripped up — expect a response.
  • Heat · Tight-Knit Locker-room chemistry is humming — extra trust on every possession.
  • Pistons · Glass Eaters Crashing the boards generates extra possessions and second-chance buckets.
  • Pistons · Bouncing Back A winning team just got tripped up — expect a response.