⏱️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 second 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
They went cold, eleven of 39 from three
A 13-0 run took them from 11 down to 2 up in the third quarter
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 7 down to 1 up
Q2 1:25 · DET 53-52 CLE
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 7 down to 4 up
Q4 11:48 · DET 84-80 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tobias Harris misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:14 · DET 103-98 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 3 down to 8 up
Q1 7:16 · DET 10-18 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q1 3:44 · DET 12-27 CLE
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 11 down to 2 up
Q3 6:20 · DET 69-71 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kyrie Irving misses technical free throw
Q2 2:59 · DET 43-46 CLE
- Turnover
Richard Jefferson offensive foul (Reggie Jackson draws the foul)
Q4 0:15 · DET 103-98 CLE
- Turnover
Richard Jefferson turnover
Q4 0:15 · DET 103-98 CLE
📊The numbers
| DET | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 9 | Threes made | 11 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 22 | Assists | 24 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 1 | Blocks | 1 |
