⏱️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 third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run dragged them back level in the third quarter- Gave up second chances, nineteen offensive rebounds to their ten
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 took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q4 7:16 · DET 99-91 CLE
- Lead
Bruce Brown hit a two point shot
OT 4:32 · DET 104-102 CLE
- Lead
Derrick Rose hit a layup
OT 3:50 · DET 106-104 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Andre Drummond lost ball turnover
Q4 2:23 · DET 100-96 CLE
- Turnover
Derrick Rose lost ball turnover
Q4 2:06 · DET 100-98 CLE
- Turnover
Derrick Rose lost ball turnover
OT 0:22 · DET 110-113 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 2:17 · DET 83-83 CLE
- Winner
Kevin Love hit a 23-foot three jumper, Cedi Osman with the assist
OT 0:38 · DET 110-113 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
OT 1:52 · DET 110-115 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kevin Love bad pass
Q4 1:17 · DET 100-100 CLE
- Turnover
Cedi Osman lost ball turnover
OT 4:36 · DET 102-102 CLE
- Turnover
Darius Garland traveling
OT 3:31 · DET 106-104 CLE
📊The numbers
| DET | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 20 | Assists | 24 |
| 74 | Points in the paint | 70 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 9 | Blocks | 5 |
