⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
They went cold, nine of 35 from three- Lost the glass, 39 rebounds to 51
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q1 2:55 · CLE 29-24 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q1 0:33 · CLE 37-26 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q2 4:08 · CLE 57-41 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q4 1:26 · CLE 108-100 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CLE | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 9 | Threes made | 9 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 21 | Assists | 20 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
