⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 39
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
Ryan Hollins misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:33 · CLE 92-86 DET
- Turnover
Ryan Hollins out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 2:45 · CLE 92-88 DET
- Turnover
J.J. Hickson bad pass
Q4 0:45 · CLE 94-91 DET
Pistons
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Will Bynum bad pass
Q4 3:48 · CLE 92-86 DET
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 2:20 · CLE 92-88 DET
- Missed FT
Will Bynum misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:40 · CLE 92-89 DET
📊The numbers
| CLE | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 6 | Threes made | 4 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 21 | Assists | 19 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 8 |
