⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 4 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, 27 free throws to their twelve
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 19
Q4 7:50 · CLE 93-74 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Mo Williams misses technical free throw
Q4 7:11 · CLE 85-74 DET
Pistons
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Arron Afflalo misses technical free throw
Q4 11:00 · CLE 80-68 DET
📊The numbers
| CLE | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 5 | Threes made | 2 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 17% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 24 | Assists | 15 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 5 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 4 | Steals | 2 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
