⏱️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 Pistons won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 18 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.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q2 8:04 · CLE 42-40 DET
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 7
Q3 4:43 · CLE 68-75 DET
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 6
Q4 6:22 · CLE 82-88 DET
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Matthew Dellavedova flagrant foul type 1 (Andre Drummond draws the foul)
Q2 1:47 · CLE 47-48 DET
- Missed FT
Kyrie Irving misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:34 · CLE 80-88 DET
- Turnover
LeBron James lost ball turnover
Q4 1:30 · CLE 82-90 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 15
Q2 0:33 · CLE 49-64 DET
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 18
Q4 11:29 · CLE 70-88 DET
- Steal
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope stole it from LeBron James
Q4 1:30 · CLE 82-90 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Reggie Jackson bad pass
Q4 1:35 · CLE 82-90 DET
📊The numbers
| CLE | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 8 | Threes made | 8 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 19 | Assists | 17 |
| 28 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
