⏱️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 first 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, 25 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 25 fast break points to 7- A 16-0 run stretched a 23-point lead to 39 in the third quarter
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 from level to 8 points up
Q1 9:41 · DET 10-2 CLE
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run stretched a 23-point lead to 39
Q3 11:21 · DET 77-38 CLE
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 39-point lead to 50
Q3 2:16 · DET 100-50 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 48-point deficit to 39
Q4 1:23 · DET 116-77 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DET | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 60% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 8 | Threes made | 7 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 28 | Assists | 13 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 29 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Steals | 5 |
| 10 | Blocks | 2 |
