⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 20 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Made fourteen threes to their six- Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their 24, and were outscored 28-17 off them
- Lost the glass, 39 rebounds to 49
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q1 9:07 · CLE 14-6 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 23
Q3 6:44 · CLE 81-58 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 24-point lead to 33
Q3 2:54 · CLE 96-63 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 35-point deficit to 27
Q4 6:40 · CLE 107-80 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CLE | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 14 | Threes made | 6 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 29 | Assists | 19 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 24 |
| 14 | Steals | 5 |
| 8 | Blocks | 7 |
