⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, twelve free throws to their 23
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 6:58 · CLE 60-57 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Zydrunas Ilgauskas double technical foul
Q2 5:47 · CLE 32-33 DET
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:16 · CLE 69-76 DET
- Turnover
Ronald Murray bad pass
Q4 2:15 · CLE 70-78 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q4 9:25 · CLE 67-74 DET
- Steal
Chauncey Billups stole it from Ronald Murray
Q4 2:15 · CLE 70-78 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Antonio McDyess technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 7:50 · CLE 27-31 DET
- Technical
Chauncey Billups technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q2 4:47 · CLE 32-36 DET
📊The numbers
| CLE | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 2 | Threes made | 6 |
| 15% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 15 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 4 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
