⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- Go-ahead
Richard Hamilton made Two Point Shot.
Q4 2:48 · DET 80-79 CLE
- Ties it
Richard Hamilton made 8 ft Two Point Shot.
Q4 0:31 · DET 82-82 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q1 3:25 · DET 12-25 CLE
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 5 down to 6 up
Q3 0:55 · DET 71-77 CLE
- Lead
Carlos Boozer made Layup. Assisted by Jeff McInnis.
Q4 1:37 · DET 80-82 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:35 · DET 80-79 CLE
- Turnover
24 second
Q4 1:59 · DET 80-80 CLE
- Missed FT
DeSagana Diop missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:02 · DET 82-84 CLE
📊The numbers
| DET | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 3 | Threes made | 1 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 66 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 17 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 3 | Steals | 7 |
| 9 | Blocks | 7 |
