⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 38- Could not get to the line, 24 free throws to their 44
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
- Lead
Richard Hamilton hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:34 · DET 90-89 CLE
- Go-ahead
Richard Hamilton hit a running jumper, Chauncey Billups with the assist
Q4 0:19 · DET 92-91 CLE
- Lead
Richard Hamilton hit a 16-foot jumper, Chauncey Billups with the assist
OT 4:43 · DET 95-93 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chauncey Billups bad pass
Q4 4:37 · DET 84-81 CLE
- Turnover
Chauncey Billups lost ball
Q4 2:18 · DET 84-85 CLE
- Turnover
Tayshaun Prince traveling
OT 2:09 · DET 95-99 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- Go-ahead
LeBron James hit a driving layup
Q4 0:27 · DET 90-91 CLE
- Ties it
LeBron James hit a driving dunk
Q4 0:05 · DET 93-93 CLE
- Winner
Zydrunas Ilgauskas hit a 18-foot jumper, Larry Hughes with the assist
OT 3:28 · DET 95-97 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
LeBron James lost ball
Q4 2:04 · DET 84-85 CLE
- Turnover
Drew Gooden bad pass
OT 4:05 · DET 95-95 CLE
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
OT 1:09 · DET 97-99 CLE
📊The numbers
| DET | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 2 | Threes made | 2 |
| 15% | Three-point accuracy | 15% |
| 35 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 21 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 2 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
