The Positives with Miami at Detroit Matchup

Isaiah Stewart has successfully made a terrific 39.4% of his attempts from downtown this year, significantly higher than his 30.8 rate last year.

Isaiah Stewart has played 31.0 minutes per game on his home court this year, placing him in the 80th percentile — putting him among the most-used players in the league.

This year, the other team’s starting PFs have shot 43.4% on threes (2nd-best in the league) vs. the Heat, resulting in a strong matchup.

The speediest pace offense in the league over the last 5 games has been the Pistons.

Offensive rebounds retain possession and result in more opportunities for scoring and assists, and the Pistons grade out 4th-best in in the league with 12.4 offensive boards per game over the last 5 games.

Jaden Ivey has attempted 7.0 treys per game over the last 5 games, 2.4 more than he’s attempted over the course of the season.

Jaden Ivey has tallied 36.6 minutes per game over the last 5 games, 7.9 higher than he’s tallied in all games this season.

This year, the opposition’s starting SGs have tallied 6.3 3-point attempts per game (most in the NBA) against the Miami Heat, creating a good matchup.

Cade Cunningham has attempted 18.4 shots from the field per game this year, ranking him in the 96th percentile out of all players in the league.

Cade Cunningham has attempted 6.6 three-pointers per game over the last 10 games, 1.1 higher than he’s attempted over the course of the season.

Out of all players in the NBA, Cade Cunningham comes in at the 90th percentile for playing time, registering an enormous 33.7 minutes per game this year.

The matchup against the Heat is a favorable one; they have allowed the 4th-most points per game in the NBA to the opposition’s starting PGs over the last 10 games (23.1).

Over the last 5 games, the opposing team’s starting PGs have tallied 8.8 three attempts per game (highest in the NBA) vs. the Miami Heat, labeling this as a good matchup.

Jalen Duren has sunk an impressive 5.9 shots made from the field per game this year, quite a bit higher than his 3.9 rate last year.

In comparison to last year’s 25.0 clip, Jalen Duren’s playing time has surged this year to 29.8 minutes per game.

Jalen Duren has attempted 4.4 foul shots per game over the last 5 games, 1.6 more than he’s attempted over the course of the year.

Among all players in the NBA, Jimmy Butler lands in the 89th percentile, totaling an enormous 19.4 points per game without the home court advantage this year.

Among all players in the NBA, Jimmy Butler lands in the 93rd percentile for three-point prowess with an impressive 43.8% rate this year.

Out of all players in the league, Jimmy Butler measures in the 90th percentile for playing time, posting a massive 33.4 minutes per game away from his home court this year.

With respect to 3-pointers, the Miami Heat’s terrific 37.2% rate of sunk threes settles in as the 10th-highest in the league this year.

The matchup vs. Detroit is a strong one; when the Pistons have the home court advantage, they have given up the most points per game in the league to the other team’s starting SFs over the last 16 games (19.5).

Bam Adebayo has successfully made 66.7% of his attempts from downtown over the last 5 games, 45.2% more than he’s made overall this season.

Bam Adebayo has played 34.5 minutes per game this year, some of the highest playing time of any player in the league: 94th percentile.

The matchup with Jalen Duren lands in the 93rd percentile with opposing starting Cs hitting an enormous 37.7% of their 3-point shots this year.

The Miami Heat will likely get a boost in possessions in this contest from facing the speediest pace offense in the NBA over the last 5 games (the Pistons).

Among all players in the league, Simone Fontecchio slots into the 85th percentile for three-point effectiveness with an outstanding 40.0% rate this year.

Simone Fontecchio has attempted 6.3 3-pointers per game over the last 15 games, 1.2 higher than he’s attempted over the course of the year.

Simone Fontecchio has tallied 32.8 minutes per game over the last 5 games, 8.1 more than he’s tallied over the course of the year.

This year when they have the home court advantage, the opposition’s starting SFs have tallied 5.8 three attempts per game (3rd-most in the NBA) against the Heat, branding this as a good matchup.

Isaiah Stewart has converted 56.0% of his field goals over the last 10 games, 6.6% higher than he’s put through the hoop overall this year.

Over the last 16 games when they are the visiting team, opposing starting SFs have averaged 5.5 three attempts per game (highest in the league) against the Detroit Pistons, making this a good matchup.

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Negative Aspects with Heat vs Pistons Matchup this March 17th

When it comes to shots from behind the three-point arc, the Detroit Pistons’s feeble 11.3 sunk threes per game comes in as the 2nd-fewest in the league this year.

The Heat have played at the 2nd-most lethargic pace in the league on the road this year, which ought to lead to decreased opportunities for the Pistons.

Jaden Ivey has accumulated 2.7 personal fouls per game at home this year, placing him in the 90th percentile — among the league’s highest-fouling.

The matchup against Miami may be a hard one for getting to the free-throw line; the other team’s starting SGs have attempted just 1.0 foul shots per game over the last 5 games when the Heat are the visiting squad (4th-least in the league).

Out of all players in the league, Cade Cunningham measures in the 87th percentile for personal fouls, averaging a whopping 2.5 fouls per game this year.

Among all players in the NBA, Jalen Duren places in the 5th percentile for three-point performance with a subpar 0.0% rate this year.

The number of points totaled against Bam Adebayo has been very low (11.8 per game) when he is on the road and facing fellow starting Cs this year (3rd percentile).

The matchup with Bam Adebayo when it comes to drawing fouls slots into the 3rd percentile for difficulty with opposing starting Cs attempting just 2.2 foul shots per game this year when they are playing at home.

The Miami Heat have played at the 2nd-slowest pace-of-play in the NBA as the road team this year.

The Heat rank as the 3rd-worst offensive rebounding offense in the league over the last 25 games away from their home court (offensive rebounds maintain possession, and a lack of them can therefore reduce extra chances for scoring and assists).

Jimmy Butler will not receive the benefit of the home court advantage in this matchup. Playing away from your home court tends to lower stat production across the board.

Among all players in the league, Bam Adebayo slots into the 84th percentile for personal fouls, averaging a whopping 2.4 fouls per game this year.

Bam Adebayo has made 61.6% of his foul shot attempts over the last 15 games, 12.6% less than he’s put through the hoop over the course of the year.

Bam Adebayo ought to see a decline in productivity for all stats due to playing on the visting team in this contest.

Over the last 10 games, the opposing team’s starting PFs have attempted 1.8 free throws per game (2nd-lowest in the league) against the Heat, finding it difficult to get to the charity stripe.

Jaden Ivey has sunk 22.2% of his three-point attempts over the last 5 games, 11.1% less than he’s converted from three in all games this season.

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Heat vs Pistons Match Player Stats Sunday, March 17th Miami Heat at Detroit Pistons Game Predictions, Players odds, Sunday lines and Betting Trends
Heat vs Pistons Match Player Stats Sunday March 17th Miami Heat at Detroit Pistons Game Predictions, Players odds, Sunday lines and Betting Trends