⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers fell 11 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
▼ DET better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, six turnovers to their fifteen, and outscored them 18-4 off them- Lost the glass, 43 rebounds to 53
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
- Steal
Anderson Varejao stole it from Rodney Stuckey
Q4 2:18 · CLE 75-69 DET
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q4 4:37 · CLE 77-69 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Delonte West technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 1:54 · CLE 58-55 DET
- Missed FT
Mo Williams misses technical free throw
Q3 0:13 · CLE 62-58 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q4 10:17 · CLE 65-67 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rasheed Wallace bad pass
Q4 3:00 · CLE 72-69 DET
- Turnover
Rodney Stuckey bad pass
Q4 2:39 · CLE 75-69 DET
- Turnover
Rodney Stuckey lost ball
Q4 2:18 · CLE 75-69 DET
📊The numbers
| CLE | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 3 | Threes made | 4 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 66 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 19 | Assists | 9 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 4 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 1 |
