⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers 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, 7 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up in the fourth quarter
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up
Q4 10:25 · CLE 65-60 DET
- Lead
LeBron James hit a driving layup
Q4 2:17 · CLE 72-70 DET
- Winner
LeBron James hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:01 · CLE 73-72 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
LeBron James bad pass
Q4 1:40 · CLE 72-70 DET
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:01 · CLE 72-72 DET
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:01 · CLE 73-72 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- Ties it
Maurice Evans hit a free throw
Q4 2:53 · CLE 70-70 DET
- Steal
Tayshaun Prince stole it from LeBron James
Q4 1:40 · CLE 72-70 DET
- Ties it
Richard Hamilton hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:12 · CLE 72-72 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tayshaun Prince traveling
Q4 1:39 · CLE 72-70 DET
- Turnover
Chauncey Billups offensive foul (Anderson Varejao draws the foul)
Q4 0:29 · CLE 73-72 DET
- Turnover
Chauncey Billups turnover
Q4 0:29 · CLE 73-72 DET
📊The numbers
| CLE | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 33% |
| 5 | Threes made | 4 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 13 | Assists | 12 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
