⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score quarter by quarter is not in yet.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 38- A 25-0 run from level to 25 points up in the first quarter
- Could not get to the line, nine free throws to their 32
- Gave up second chances, 21 offensive rebounds to their thirteen
Key battles
5Free throws made23
41Assists19
6Blocks2
57%Shooting from the field35%
🏀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 1 down to 7 up
Q1 7:11 · CLE 18-11 DET
- 25-0 run
A 25-0 run from level to 25 points up
Q1 4:28 · CLE 43-18 DET
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 21-point lead to 31
Q3 1:34 · CLE 101-70 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pistons
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CLE | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 11 | Threes made | 9 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 5 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 21 |
| 41 | Assists | 19 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
