⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 22 free throws to their eleven- Won the glass, 40 rebounds to 26
- Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 36
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q2 0:00 · DET 44-50 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 9:11 · DET 6-10 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q2 2:24 · DET 34-48 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DET | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 57% |
| 9 | Threes made | 7 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 58% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 16 | Assists | 28 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 11 | Steals | 9 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
