⏱️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 fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 36
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Cavaliers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses technical free throw
Q1 10:30 · DET 5-0 CLE
📊The numbers
| DET | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 31% |
| 3 | Threes made | 1 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 8% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 11 | Assists | 9 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 1 |