⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 20 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 fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 64 points inside to 46- A 13-0 run took them from 9 down to 4 up in the fourth quarter
A 15-0 run from level to 15 points up in the first 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q3 4:38 · DET 77-80 CLE
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 9 down to 4 up
Q4 7:37 · DET 102-98 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q4 2:53 · DET 111-100 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Isaiah Stewart bad pass
Q4 3:28 · DET 102-100 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run from level to 15 points up
Q1 11:36 · DET 0-15 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rajon Rondo bad pass
Q4 1:54 · DET 106-100 CLE
📊The numbers
| DET | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 10 | Threes made | 13 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 26 | Assists | 25 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
