⏱️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
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better 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, thirteen turnovers to their 22
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 5:49 · CLE 24-19 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q3 1:10 · CLE 92-79 DET
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 18
Q4 6:48 · CLE 109-91 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Caris LeVert technical foul
Q3 5:32 · CLE 79-68 DET
- Technical
Double technical foul - Georges Niang and Malik Beasley
Q4 9:33 · CLE 94-85 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 7:55 · CLE 12-17 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 4:03 · CLE 24-27 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Cade Cunningham technical foul
Q4 12:00 · CLE 91-79 DET
📊The numbers
| CLE | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 13 | Threes made | 13 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 28 | Assists | 25 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 32 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 13 | Steals | 3 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
