⏱️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 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, 12 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their nineteen
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q1 1:00 · DET 31-17 CLE
- Ties it
Chauncey Billups hit a jumper
Q4 2:55 · DET 80-80 CLE
- Lead
Chauncey Billups hit a 18-foot jumper
Q4 2:05 · DET 82-80 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Chauncey Billups misses technical free throw
Q1 0:32 · DET 27-17 CLE
- Missed FT
Chris Webber misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:03 · DET 77-76 CLE
- Missed FT
Antonio McDyess misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:16 · DET 87-82 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 3
Q2 9:14 · DET 34-31 CLE
- Ties it
LeBron James hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:42 · DET 82-82 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:20 · DET 77-76 CLE
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:37 · DET 86-82 CLE
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:37 · DET 86-82 CLE
📊The numbers
| DET | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 3 | Threes made | 2 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 18% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 26 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
