⏱️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 fourth quarter. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their nineteen, and were outscored 29-10 off them- Owned the paint, 66 points inside to 44
- They shot well above their usual, sixteen of 31 from three
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 3 down to 8 up
Q1 7:17 · CLE 23-15 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q2 6:10 · CLE 51-45 DET
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q4 2:48 · CLE 126-118 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pistons
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:58 · CLE 122-118 DET
- Turnover
Bojan Bogdanovic bad pass
Q4 0:13 · CLE 128-121 DET
📊The numbers
| CLE | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 56% |
| 12 | Threes made | 16 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 52% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 26 | Assists | 27 |
| 66 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 29 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 13 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
