⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons fell 17 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 fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their seventeen, and were outscored 26-7 off them
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 stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q3 1:37 · CLE 95-82 DET
- Lead
Collin Sexton hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:33 · CLE 113-112 DET
- Ties it
Collin Sexton hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:33 · CLE 112-112 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kevin Love bad pass
Q4 4:32 · CLE 104-100 DET
- Flagrant
Tristan Thompson flagrant foul type 1
Q4 2:09 · CLE 111-107 DET
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:02 · CLE 113-114 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 5
Q2 0:05 · CLE 67-62 DET
- Go-ahead
Tony Snell hit a 23-foot three jumper, Derrick Rose with the assist
Q4 0:53 · CLE 111-112 DET
- Winner
Derrick Rose hit a 10-foot driving floating jump shot
Q4 0:26 · CLE 113-114 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Derrick Rose technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 4:24 · CLE 104-103 DET
- Missed FT
Andre Drummond misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:01 · CLE 113-115 DET
📊The numbers
| CLE | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 14 | Threes made | 13 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 29 | Assists | 26 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
