⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their seventeen, and outscored them 24-10 off them- Won the second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to seven
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ramon Sessions misses technical free throw
Q1 7:11 · CLE 6-5 DET
- Technical
Ryan Hollins technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q1 0:03 · CLE 16-23 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q1 3:11 · CLE 14-23 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q2 7:31 · CLE 24-39 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q3 0:22 · CLE 70-86 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Tracy McGrady technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 7:11 · CLE 6-5 DET
- Missed FT
Rodney Stuckey misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:07 · CLE 94-102 DET
📊The numbers
| CLE | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 8 | Threes made | 9 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 27 | Assists | 27 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
