⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️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.
Pistons
Good plays
- Ties it
Antonio McDyess hit a layup, Richard Hamilton with the assist
Q4 1:20 · DET 84-84 CLE
- Steal
Lindsey Hunter stole it from Eric Snow
Q4 0:02 · DET 84-86 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tayshaun Prince bad pass
Q4 2:13 · DET 81-83 CLE
- Missed FT
Ben Wallace misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:40 · DET 84-84 CLE
- Turnover
Richard Hamilton lost ball
Q4 0:00 · DET 84-86 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q3 0:00 · DET 66-74 CLE
- Steal
LeBron James stole it from Tayshaun Prince
Q4 2:13 · DET 81-83 CLE
- Winner
Drew Gooden hit a layup, LeBron James with the assist
Q4 0:27 · DET 84-86 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Anderson Varejao misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:30 · DET 81-82 CLE
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:12 · DET 81-84 CLE
- Turnover
Eric Snow bad pass
Q4 0:02 · DET 84-86 CLE
📊The numbers
| DET | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 2 | Threes made | 5 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 16 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Steals | 9 |
| 8 | Blocks | 10 |
