⏱️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 first quarter was where it moved most, 5 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 from level to 12 points up in the third quarter- Kept giving it away, 24 turnovers to their twelve, and outscored them 28-17 off them
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q4 8:25 · DET 92-95 CLE
- Steal
Ausar Thompson stole it from Max Strus
Q4 2:03 · DET 102-107 CLE
- Ties it
Cade Cunningham hit a free throw 3 of 3
Q4 0:05 · DET 115-115 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
J.B. Bickerstaff technical foul
Q3 3:50 · DET 76-78 CLE
- Flagrant
Paul Reed flagrant foul type 1
Q4 10:02 · DET 83-88 CLE
- Technical
Ausar Thompson technical foul
Q4 0:56 · DET 102-110 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up
Q3 0:37 · DET 83-95 CLE
- Winner
Darius Garland hit a 31-foot threeer
Q4 0:00 · DET 115-118 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Max Strus lost ball turnover
Q4 2:03 · DET 102-107 CLE
- Turnover
Georges Niang lost ball turnover
Q4 0:18 · DET 106-112 CLE
- Missed FT
Darius Garland misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:12 · DET 109-112 CLE
📊The numbers
| DET | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 12 | Threes made | 16 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 22 | Assists | 28 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 24 |
| 13 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
