⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
+4Q132-28
-1Q220-25
+7Q325-17
+7Q423-18
▼ DET better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their twelve- Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 33
- Kept giving it away, eighteen turnovers to their eleven, and were outscored 19-10 off them
Key battles
26Free throws made8
12Blocks4
5Fast break points11
10Points off turnovers19
📊The numbers
| CLE | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 6 | Threes made | 10 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 27 | Assists | 28 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 12 | Blocks | 4 |
