⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first 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 first quarter was where it moved most, 8 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q1 1:15 · DET 33-18 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Cavaliers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
LeBron James technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 3:01 · DET 45-25 CLE
📊The numbers
| DET | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 1 | Threes made | 2 |
| 8% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 17 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 10 | Blocks | 4 |
