⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
-1Q134-34
+3Q221-19
+13Q331-21
+9Q431-24
▼ DET better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better 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, 57 rebounds to 46- Kept giving it away, seventeen turnovers to their ten
Key battles
17Turnovers10
28Assists19
48%Shooting from the field36%
9Blocks6
📊The numbers
| CLE | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 31 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 28 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 9 | Blocks | 6 |
