⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Made seventeen threes to their nine
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q2 11:14 · CLE 33-29 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Evan Mobley misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:46 · CLE 107-105 DET
- Turnover
Dennis Schroder lost ball turnover
Q4 0:22 · CLE 112-105 DET
- Turnover
Dennis Schroder lost ball turnover
Q4 0:07 · CLE 112-107 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- Steal
Ausar Thompson stole it from Dennis Schroder
Q4 0:22 · CLE 112-105 DET
- Steal
Javonte Green stole it from Dennis Schroder
Q4 0:07 · CLE 112-107 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Duncan Robinson offensive foul
Q4 4:17 · CLE 104-99 DET
- Turnover
Cade Cunningham bad pass turnover
Q4 3:25 · CLE 104-101 DET
- Turnover
Cade Cunningham out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 1:17 · CLE 110-105 DET
📊The numbers
| CLE | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 17 | Threes made | 9 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 27 | Assists | 29 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
