⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
+2Q125-21
-7Q225-30
+11Q333-27
+12Q434-20
▼ DET better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, nine of twelve from three- Could not get to the line, fifteen free throws to their 34
- Kept giving it away, nineteen turnovers to their eleven, and were outscored 23-14 off them
- Gave up second chances, twenty offensive rebounds to their thirteen
Key battles
75%Three-point accuracy22%
10Free throws made24
11Blocks4
9Threes made4
📊The numbers
| CLE | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 59% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 9 | Threes made | 4 |
| 75% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 20 |
| 38 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 11 | Blocks | 4 |
