⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the third 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, 17 points worse 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 5:16 · DET 35-30 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
Jason Maxiell technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 7:26 · DET 22-24 CLE
- Turnover
Allen Iverson lost ball
Q4 3:27 · DET 76-80 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q4 9:53 · DET 68-73 CLE
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 12
Q4 3:47 · DET 76-88 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mo Williams turnover
Q4 4:54 · DET 72-75 CLE
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:32 · DET 76-84 CLE
📊The numbers
| DET | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 2 | Threes made | 7 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 13 | Assists | 16 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
