⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️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.
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q1 4:09 · DET 24-11 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q2 10:19 · DET 41-23 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 22
Q2 6:58 · DET 49-27 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 10
Q3 3:51 · DET 73-63 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jeremy Pargo steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 2:36 · DET 83-76 CLE
- Missed FT
Anderson Varejao misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:00 · DET 85-77 CLE
📊The numbers
| DET | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 34% |
| 4 | Threes made | 3 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 15% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 64 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 20 |
| 21 | Assists | 19 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 13 | Blocks | 5 |
