⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers fell 14 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 48 points inside to 32
A 13-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 20 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q3 0:02 · CLE 75-70 DET
- Steal
Antawn Jamison stole it from Ben Gordon
Q4 0:51 · CLE 96-90 DET
- Steal
Jamario Moon stole it from Richard Hamilton
Q4 0:11 · CLE 99-92 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mo Williams bad pass
Q4 3:38 · CLE 92-86 DET
- Turnover
LeBron James backcourt
Q4 1:02 · CLE 96-90 DET
- Missed FT
Antawn Jamison misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:13 · CLE 98-92 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 7:50 · CLE 8-16 DET
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 20
Q1 0:28 · CLE 22-42 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ben Gordon misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:53 · CLE 92-86 DET
- Turnover
Ben Gordon lost ball
Q4 0:51 · CLE 96-90 DET
- Turnover
Richard Hamilton bad pass
Q4 0:11 · CLE 99-92 DET
📊The numbers
| CLE | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 6 | Threes made | 4 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 25 | Assists | 26 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
