⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 56 rebounds to 41- Made six threes to their thirteen
- Went cold from three, six of 27
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 2
Q2 9:37 · DET 38-40 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q3 0:43 · DET 89-84 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q4 0:04 · DET 120-114 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Daniss Jenkins bad pass turnover
OT 1:46 · DET 120-119 CLE
- Turnover
Marcus Sasser lost ball turnover
OT 1:18 · DET 120-119 CLE
- Turnover
Marcus Sasser lost ball turnover
OT 0:07 · DET 122-119 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q1 0:59 · DET 27-40 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q4 10:53 · DET 89-93 CLE
- Steal
Jaylon Tyson stole it from Daniss Jenkins
OT 1:46 · DET 120-119 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jaylon Tyson bad pass turnover
Q4 1:27 · DET 105-109 CLE
- Turnover
Dennis Schroder bad pass turnover
OT 1:29 · DET 120-119 CLE
- Turnover
Dennis Schroder bad pass turnover
OT 0:41 · DET 120-119 CLE
📊The numbers
| DET | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 6 | Threes made | 13 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 21 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 26 | Assists | 32 |
| 68 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 14 | Steals | 10 |
| 6 | Blocks | 9 |
