⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 43 free throws to their 26- Owned the paint, 62 points inside to 42
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 took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 11:45 · DET 8-2 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 19
Q3 3:11 · DET 85-66 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q4 1:57 · DET 117-99 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q1 2:26 · DET 24-20 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DET | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 4 | Threes made | 6 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 66 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 27 | Assists | 19 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 11 | Blocks | 6 |
