⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 8 down to 4 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.
Pistons
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 8 down to 4 up
Q2 0:49 · DET 58-54 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jalen Duren misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:13 · DET 97-104 CLE
- Missed FT
Jalen Duren misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:13 · DET 97-104 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q2 9:13 · DET 34-37 CLE
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 7 down to 4 up
Q3 2:07 · DET 77-81 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q4 3:06 · DET 97-109 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jarrett Allen offensive foul
Q4 1:54 · DET 97-104 CLE
- Turnover
Jarrett Allen turnover
Q4 1:54 · DET 97-104 CLE
📊The numbers
| DET | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 8 | Threes made | 10 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 24 | Assists | 25 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 9 | Steals | 11 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
