⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 34- Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 24
- A 12-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 17 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.
Pistons
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 13
Q3 8:34 · DET 55-68 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Cade Cunningham misses technical free throw
Q3 2:03 · DET 62-82 CLE
- Missed FT
Jaden Ivey misses free throw flagrant 1 of 2
Q4 7:33 · DET 77-101 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 1:26 · DET 21-28 CLE
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 17
Q2 10:29 · DET 23-40 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 21-point lead to 30
Q4 6:23 · DET 80-110 CLE
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Jarrett Allen flagrant foul type 1
Q4 7:33 · DET 76-101 CLE
📊The numbers
| DET | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 13 | Threes made | 11 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 16 | Assists | 30 |
| 24 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 10 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 13 |
