⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Cavaliers 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q3 8:47 · DET 49-52 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q4 7:47 · DET 74-69 CLE
- Winner
Rasheed Wallace hit a 17-foot jumper, Richard Hamilton with the assist
Q4 0:24 · DET 77-76 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Richard Hamilton lost ball
Q4 2:33 · DET 74-73 CLE
- Turnover
Chauncey Billups bad pass
Q4 2:16 · DET 74-75 CLE
- Turnover
Rasheed Wallace bad pass
Q4 0:52 · DET 75-76 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- Steal
Sasha Pavlovic stole it from Richard Hamilton
Q4 2:33 · DET 74-73 CLE
- Go-ahead
Sasha Pavlovic hit a layup
Q4 2:31 · DET 74-75 CLE
- Lead
LeBron James hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:10 · DET 75-76 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:10 · DET 75-75 CLE
- Turnover
Sasha Pavlovic traveling
Q4 0:32 · DET 75-76 CLE
📊The numbers
| DET | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 55% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 23 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 11 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
