⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 20 points better 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q2 9:03 · DET 39-29 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 26
Q4 7:13 · DET 94-68 CLE
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 25-point lead to 35
Q4 2:09 · DET 109-74 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Cavaliers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
technical foul
Q4 2:09 · DET 99-74 CLE
📊The numbers
| DET | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 58% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 2 | Threes made | 6 |
| 18% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 66 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 30 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 5 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 9 | Blocks | 0 |
