⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first 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, 16 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 35 free throws to their sixteen- Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their twenty, and were outscored 31-16 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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 18
Q1 4:17 · DET 32-14 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q2 6:35 · DET 52-35 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q4 10:51 · DET 93-82 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Cade Cunningham misses technical free throw
Q4 11:44 · DET 83-79 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 8:18 · DET 93-93 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
Dennis Schroder technical foul
Q4 11:44 · DET 83-79 CLE
- Missed FT
Donovan Mitchell misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:07 · DET 101-96 CLE
- Turnover
James Harden bad pass turnover
Q4 1:05 · DET 105-98 CLE
📊The numbers
| DET | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 10 | Threes made | 14 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 23 | Assists | 23 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 31 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 12 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
