⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q4 5:28 · DET 88-81 CLE
- Go-ahead
Chauncey Billups hit a 25-foot three jumper
Q4 0:22 · DET 91-89 CLE
- Lead
Richard Hamilton hit a 12-foot running jumper
OT 3:48 · DET 95-93 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chauncey Billups lost ball
Q4 1:54 · DET 88-87 CLE
- Turnover
Jason Maxiell turnover
Q4 1:29 · DET 88-87 CLE
- Turnover
Tayshaun Prince backcourt
OT 0:56 · DET 96-98 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 0:38 · DET 70-73 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q4 3:01 · DET 88-89 CLE
- Ties it
LeBron James hit a 25-foot three jumper
2OT 1:14 · DET 107-107 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Sasha Pavlovic offensive foul (Chris Webber draws the foul)
OT 4:11 · DET 93-93 CLE
- Turnover
Sasha Pavlovic turnover
OT 4:11 · DET 93-93 CLE
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
2OT 0:29 · DET 107-107 CLE
📊The numbers
| DET | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 4 | Threes made | 7 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 35 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 18 | Assists | 13 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
