⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q4 8:03 · DET 82-76 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Rodney Stuckey misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:14 · DET 95-89 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
LeBron James bad pass
Q4 0:53 · DET 95-87 CLE
- Turnover
LeBron James bad pass
Q4 0:08 · DET 96-89 CLE
📊The numbers
| DET | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 5 | Threes made | 8 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 19 | Assists | 13 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 1 | Blocks | 6 |
