⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
-3Q120-25
-5Q218-26
-5Q314-22
+9Q423-17
▼ DET better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their fourteen
Key battles
1Threes made6
17%Three-point accuracy27%
5Steals10
13Assists22
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Cavaliers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Ricky Davis Technical Foul
Q3 0:50 · CLE 52-67 DET
Pistons
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Jon Barry Technical Foul
Q2 8:03 · CLE 25-27 DET
📊The numbers
| CLE | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 1 | Threes made | 6 |
| 17% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 13 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 5 | Steals | 10 |
| 6 | Blocks | 8 |
