⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 24 free throws to their thirteen- A 15-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 16 in the first quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 16
Q1 6:56 · CLE 24-8 DET
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 24
Q2 10:59 · CLE 43-19 DET
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 21-point lead to 34
Q2 3:58 · CLE 63-29 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pistons
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Jason Maxiell technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 6:33 · CLE 43-23 DET
📊The numbers
| CLE | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 10 | Threes made | 5 |
| 56% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 24 | Assists | 21 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 9 | Steals | 2 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
