⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 12 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 second quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q1 0:00 · DET 32-33 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q2 3:56 · DET 54-55 CLE
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q4 11:29 · DET 90-83 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Cade Cunningham offensive foul
Q4 3:17 · DET 102-95 CLE
- Turnover
Cade Cunningham turnover
Q4 3:17 · DET 102-95 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- Ties it
Isaac Okoro hit a 23-foot three jumper, Brandon Goodwin with the assist
Q4 1:26 · DET 102-102 CLE
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q4 3:27 · DET 102-103 CLE
- Lead
Lauri Markkanen hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:01 · DET 102-103 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Lauri Markkanen misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:01 · DET 102-102 CLE
📊The numbers
| DET | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 11 | Threes made | 12 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 23 | Assists | 20 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 3 |
| 8 | Blocks | 7 |
