⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
0Q124-22
-6Q225-30
+1Q327-24
-5Q418-25
▼ CLE better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, eighteen free throws to their 30
Key battles
13Blocks7
23Free throws made14
33%Three-point accuracy42%
19Assists24
📊The numbers
| DET | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 5 | Threes made | 5 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 19 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 13 | Blocks | 7 |
