⏱️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 fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 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, 31 free throws to their twenty- Won the second chances, eleven offensive rebounds to three
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 5:22 · DET 24-18 CLE
- Steal
Andre Drummond stole it from Kevin Love
Q4 2:45 · DET 95-97 CLE
- Ties it
Reggie Jackson hit a 14-foot jumper
Q4 2:29 · DET 97-97 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Andre Drummond misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:06 · DET 98-97 CLE
- Turnover
Reggie Jackson out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 1:29 · DET 98-97 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kevin Love lost ball turnover
Q4 2:45 · DET 95-97 CLE
- Turnover
LeBron James back court turnover
Q4 0:48 · DET 98-97 CLE
- Turnover
LeBron James bad pass
Q4 0:04 · DET 104-99 CLE
📊The numbers
| DET | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 7 | Threes made | 11 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 20 | Assists | 21 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Steals | 8 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
