⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Pistons 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 stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 9:09 · DET 12-2 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q2 9:37 · DET 38-29 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Isaiah Livers traveling
Q4 3:52 · DET 90-93 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Evan Mobley misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:52 · DET 90-94 CLE
- Missed FT
Evan Mobley misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:52 · DET 90-94 CLE
- Missed FT
Darius Garland misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:03 · DET 94-102 CLE
📊The numbers
| DET | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 8 | Threes made | 8 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 14 | Assists | 14 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 3 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
