⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons fell 10 points behind 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
▲ CLE better than we expected
+10Q121-13
-1Q218-19
-1Q320-24
-16Q415-28
▼ DET better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
They went cold, no of nine from three- Could not get to the line, eighteen free throws to their 32
Key battles
0%Three-point accuracy36%
0Threes made5
2Blocks7
16Fast break points8
📊The numbers
| CLE | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 33% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 0 | Threes made | 5 |
| 0% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 79 | Rebounds | 72 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 13 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 7 | Steals | 3 |
| 2 | Blocks | 7 |
