⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
+3Q122-16
-9Q224-34
+7Q324-14
-3Q420-24
▼ DET better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 38- Kept giving it away, eighteen turnovers to their six
Key battles
18Turnovers6
2Steals8
11%Three-point accuracy21%
4Blocks1
📊The numbers
| CLE | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 1 | Threes made | 3 |
| 11% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 28 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 2 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
