⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
-6Q117-23
-9Q223-34
+10Q337-26
-2Q430-32
▼ DET better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 51 free throws to their 30
Key battles
2Fast break points12
23Free throws made42
11Points off turnovers17
50%Three-point accuracy36%
📊The numbers
| CLE | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 4 | Threes made | 5 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 42 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 22 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
