⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons 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, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q1 5:17 · CLE 26-17 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q3 11:15 · CLE 64-66 DET
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 2
Q4 4:30 · CLE 104-106 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
De'Andre Hunter technical foul
Q3 3:11 · CLE 75-76 DET
- Turnover
Donovan Mitchell bad pass turnover
Q4 0:36 · CLE 106-108 DET
- Missed FT
Donovan Mitchell misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:07 · CLE 106-110 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q2 2:09 · CLE 49-56 DET
- Steal
Isaiah Stewart stole it from Donovan Mitchell
Q4 0:36 · CLE 106-108 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:53 · CLE 106-108 DET
📊The numbers
| CLE | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 14 | Threes made | 15 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 23 | Assists | 25 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 11 |
| 10 | Blocks | 9 |
