⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons fell 16 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run dragged them back level in the second quarter
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q1 3:43 · DET 20-19 CLE
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 0:14 · DET 50-50 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chauncey Billups Bad Pass. Stolen by Anderson Varejao.
Q4 1:08 · DET 88-82 CLE
- Missed FT
Antonio McDyess missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:37 · DET 88-85 CLE
- Missed FT
Chauncey Billups missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:15 · DET 90-85 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 6:01 · DET 12-19 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
LeBron James missed Flagrant Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q2 2:32 · DET 36-43 CLE
- Missed FT
LeBron James missed Technical Free Throw.
Q4 7:22 · DET 75-67 CLE
📊The numbers
| DET | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 4 | Threes made | 6 |
| 67% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 25 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 9 | Blocks | 6 |
