⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run took them from 9 down to 5 up in the second quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q2 11:36 · CLE 36-27 DET
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 1
Q3 3:02 · CLE 79-80 DET
- Steal
Darius Garland stole it from Isaiah Stewart
Q4 1:58 · CLE 105-102 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Evan Mobley lost ball turnover
Q4 4:07 · CLE 101-95 DET
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:03 · CLE 113-106 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 9 down to 5 up
Q2 8:53 · CLE 36-41 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Isaiah Stewart lost ball turnover
Q4 1:58 · CLE 105-102 DET
- Turnover
Jerami Grant lost ball turnover
Q4 0:57 · CLE 110-104 DET
📊The numbers
| CLE | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 10 | Threes made | 13 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 28 | Assists | 23 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
