⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
+4Q120-18
0Q226-26
+6Q332-22
-6Q427-30
▼ CLE better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 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 nine threes to their two- Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their sixteen
- Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 36
Key battles
9Threes made2
28Free throws made12
11Offensive rebounds5
9Points off turnovers16
📊The numbers
| DET | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 9 | Threes made | 2 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 21 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
