⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
-3Q116-21
+4Q223-21
+13Q324-12
+4Q426-19
▼ CLE better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Made eleven threes to their no- Looked after the ball, fourteen turnovers to their 21, and outscored them 28-7 off them
Key battles
44%Three-point accuracy0%
11Threes made0
9Blocks0
28Points off turnovers7
📊The numbers
| DET | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 11 | Threes made | 0 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 0% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 23 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 12 | Steals | 9 |
| 9 | Blocks | 0 |
