The Pistons may have come out flatter in this one than any game all season. They were sloppy, committing turnovers on pretty much every other possession and they had no energy, getting beat on every rebound. Then the second quarter rolled around and they turned into the Warriors nailing three pointers over and over.
The only reason the Pistons won this game was white hot shooting from deep. The three ball, normally not a great friend to Detroit saved their bacon. Don’t count on it being a repeatable formula for success, they may not shoot that well again all year. But it’s nice to know it’s a possibility. Weirdly, this is Detroit’s second monster game from deep against the Heat–who are the league’s fourth best team at defending the arc.