⏱️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 fourth quarter. 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, 11 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️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.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q3 5:24 · CLE 53-54 DET
- Steal
LeBron James stole it from Richard Hamilton
Q4 2:19 · CLE 74-70 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
LeBron James bad pass
Q4 3:23 · CLE 72-70 DET
- Turnover
Eric Snow bad pass
Q4 0:32 · CLE 84-77 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 3 down to 8 up
Q2 2:43 · CLE 36-44 DET
- Steal
Ben Wallace stole it from Eric Snow
Q4 0:32 · CLE 84-77 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Richard Hamilton bad pass
Q4 2:19 · CLE 74-70 DET
- Turnover
Tayshaun Prince bad pass
Q4 1:01 · CLE 81-74 DET
📊The numbers
| CLE | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 3 | Threes made | 7 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 21 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
