⏱️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, 7 points better 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 44- A 19-0 run took them from 9 down to 10 up in overtime
A 16-0 run took them from 9 down to 7 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
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 9 down to 7 up
Q3 2:04 · DET 88-81 CLE
- Lead
Jerami Grant hit a free throw 1 of 2
OT 4:45 · DET 102-101 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
OT 4:45 · DET 109-101 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:05 · DET 101-101 CLE
- Turnover
Derrick Rose lost ball turnover
OT 0:13 · DET 112-110 CLE
- Turnover
Derrick Rose lost ball turnover
OT 0:01 · DET 112-112 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 10:27 · DET 3-9 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 3:31 · DET 101-101 CLE
- 19-0 run
A 19-0 run took them from 9 down to 10 up
OT 1:58 · DET 112-122 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Andre Drummond misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:27 · DET 101-97 CLE
- Turnover
Andre Drummond lost ball turnover
Q4 0:28 · DET 101-101 CLE
- Turnover
Isaac Okoro steps out of bounds turnover
OT 3:35 · DET 106-101 CLE
📊The numbers
| DET | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 16 | Threes made | 13 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 69 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 24 | Assists | 29 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 64 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 31 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 24 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 9 | Steals | 13 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
