⏱️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
▲ DET better than we expected
+4Q122-20
-4Q224-26
0Q319-20
-3Q425-26
▼ CLE better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 4 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 37 free throws to their sixteen- Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their 21
Key battles
2Steals15
10Free throws made25
21Turnovers12
46%Three-point accuracy30%
📊The numbers
| DET | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 6 | Threes made | 3 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 23 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 2 | Steals | 15 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
