⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, five turnovers to their twelve, and were outscored 19-2 off them- Won the second chances, twelve offensive rebounds to five
- They shot well above their usual, fifteen of 29 from three
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 5 down to 3 up
Q3 11:44 · CLE 61-58 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kevin Love bad pass
Q4 4:11 · CLE 94-92 DET
- Missed FT
Kyrie Irving misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:58 · CLE 97-92 DET
- Missed FT
Kyrie Irving misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:05 · CLE 105-99 DET
Pistons
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Reggie Jackson technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 3:24 · CLE 96-92 DET
- Missed FT
Marcus Morris misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:27 · CLE 100-95 DET
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 1:00 · CLE 102-96 DET
📊The numbers
| CLE | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 12 | Threes made | 15 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 52% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 25 | Assists | 24 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 24 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 2 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 5 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
