⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
They went cold, six of 27 from three- Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their seventeen
- Lost the glass, 35 rebounds to 46
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q2 10:52 · CLE 32-30 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q3 10:22 · CLE 62-54 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tristan Thompson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:43 · CLE 86-94 DET
- Missed FT
Anderson Varejao misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:41 · CLE 95-99 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q2 0:47 · CLE 52-54 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Brandon Knight bad pass
Q4 3:29 · CLE 86-94 DET
- Missed FT
Brandon Knight misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:11 · CLE 97-102 DET
📊The numbers
| CLE | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 6 | Threes made | 9 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 60% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 20 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 19 | Assists | 17 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 3 | Steals | 5 |
| 8 | Blocks | 5 |
