⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q1 6:01 · CLE 17-10 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q3 2:36 · CLE 61-68 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q1 4:22 · CLE 17-18 DET
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q2 6:56 · CLE 32-38 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q3 10:45 · CLE 46-58 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CLE | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 34% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 5 | Threes made | 7 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 20 | Assists | 18 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 9 | Blocks | 11 |
