⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 39- Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 40
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pistons
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 13
Q1 3:19 · CLE 15-28 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 27
Q3 0:34 · CLE 64-91 DET
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Andre Drummond flagrant foul type 1 (Tristan Thompson draws the foul)
Q1 2:57 · CLE 14-19 DET
📊The numbers
| CLE | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 8 | Threes made | 10 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 64 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 20 | Assists | 27 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 5 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
