⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
They went cold, four of 23 from three- Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their sixteen
- A 12-0 run dragged them back level in the fourth quarter
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q3 4:56 · DET 66-59 CLE
- Go-ahead
Josh Smith hit a dunk
Q4 1:51 · DET 83-82 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
Andre Drummond technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 4:03 · DET 59-56 CLE
- Missed FT
Greg Monroe misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:18 · DET 80-80 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 7:46 · DET 78-78 CLE
- Winner
Tristan Thompson hit a dunk
Q4 1:31 · DET 83-84 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DET | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 4 | Threes made | 5 |
| 17% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 66 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 21 | Assists | 17 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
