⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Went cold from three, two of seventeen
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pistons
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q1 6:07 · DET 21-10 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Clifford Robinson Lost Ball. Stolen by Lamond Murray.
Q4 0:38 · DET 80-77 CLE
- Missed FT
Corliss Williamson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:26 · DET 80-78 CLE
- Missed FT
Damon Jones missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:16 · DET 83-82 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q3 8:49 · DET 50-48 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ricky Davis Traveling
Q4 0:59 · DET 80-77 CLE
- Missed FT
Lamond Murray missed Free Throw 1 of 3.
Q4 0:27 · DET 80-77 CLE
- Turnover
Lamond Murray Lost Ball. Stolen by Michael Curry.
Q4 0:07 · DET 84-82 CLE
📊The numbers
| DET | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 2 | Threes made | 2 |
| 12% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 20 | Assists | 12 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 7 | Steals | 13 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
