⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, six turnovers to their sixteen, and outscored them 22-8 off them- A 12-0 run took them from 10 down to 2 up in the second quarter
- Lost the glass, 34 rebounds to 45
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pistons
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Richard Hamilton technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q3 3:06 · DET 72-77 CLE
- Technical
Double technical foul - Charlie Villanueva and Ryan Hollins
Q4 5:47 · DET 85-96 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 10 down to 2 up
Q2 11:30 · DET 33-35 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
J.J. Hickson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:01 · DET 89-97 CLE
📊The numbers
| DET | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 4 | Threes made | 6 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 22 | Assists | 28 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 3 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
