⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 64 points inside to 42
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 6 down to 3 up
Q1 2:52 · DET 23-20 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
Q1 0:38 · DET 23-28 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 19
Q3 3:34 · DET 65-84 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DET | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 12 | Threes made | 9 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 18 | Assists | 25 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 64 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
