⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 3 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 from level to 9 points up
Q1 10:18 · DET 12-3 CLE
- Steal
Stanley Johnson stole it from LeBron James
Q4 1:17 · DET 93-97 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 1:00 · DET 52-57 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q3 0:00 · DET 78-86 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
LeBron James lost ball turnover
Q4 1:17 · DET 93-97 CLE
📊The numbers
| DET | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 10 | Threes made | 13 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 22 | Assists | 16 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 3 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
