⏱️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. A much higher 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
Lived at the line, 42 free throws to their 26- Looked after the ball, five turnovers to their thirteen, and outscored them 18-9 off them
- A 16-0 run took them from 10 down to 6 up in the second quarter
- Lost the glass, 33 rebounds to 49
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
Q4 5:30 · CLE 97-95 DET
- Go-ahead
Kyrie Irving hit a 7-foot jumper
Q4 2:32 · CLE 99-98 DET
- Ties it
Kyrie Irving hit a layup
Q4 0:44 · CLE 103-103 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kyrie Irving bad pass
Q4 2:12 · CLE 99-99 DET
- Turnover
Tristan Thompson turnover
Q4 1:45 · CLE 99-101 DET
- Turnover
Kyrie Irving lost ball turnover
Q4 0:10 · CLE 104-109 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q1 7:47 · CLE 14-17 DET
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 10 down to 6 up
Q2 5:09 · CLE 49-55 DET
- Winner
Greg Monroe hit a layup
Q4 0:38 · CLE 103-105 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Andre Drummond misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:28 · CLE 99-99 DET
- Missed FT
Rodney Stuckey misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:17 · CLE 103-106 DET
- Missed FT
Jonas Jerebko misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:16 · CLE 103-106 DET
📊The numbers
| CLE | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 3 | Threes made | 4 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 21 | Assists | 20 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 5 |
| 3 | Steals | 6 |
| 8 | Blocks | 1 |
