⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 12 points ahead of 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 fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 42 free throws to their 22- Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their fourteen
- A 13-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 15 in the first quarter
- Lost the glass, 38 rebounds to 51
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 15
Q1 0:49 · DET 31-16 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 9
Q4 8:17 · DET 87-78 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q4 3:44 · DET 92-87 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Larry Hughes offensive foul (Ben Wallace draws the foul)
Q4 1:45 · DET 92-84 CLE
- Turnover
Larry Hughes turnover
Q4 1:45 · DET 92-84 CLE
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:13 · DET 92-86 CLE
📊The numbers
| DET | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 10 | Threes made | 6 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 31 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 20 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 2 |
| 2 | Blocks | 1 |
