⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Gave up second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to their five
A 12-0 run took them from 10 down to 2 up in the third quarter
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q3 1:54 · CLE 83-76 DET
- Steal
Max Strus stole it from Cade Cunningham
Q4 2:32 · CLE 104-103 DET
- Steal
Jarrett Allen stole it from Cade Cunningham
Q4 2:08 · CLE 106-103 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Max Strus offensive foul
Q4 3:05 · CLE 104-103 DET
- Turnover
Max Strus offensive foul turnover
Q4 3:05 · CLE 104-103 DET
- Missed FT
Donovan Mitchell misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:20 · CLE 114-108 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 10 down to 2 up
Q3 4:32 · CLE 74-76 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Cade Cunningham bad pass turnover
Q4 2:32 · CLE 104-103 DET
- Turnover
Cade Cunningham bad pass turnover
Q4 2:08 · CLE 106-103 DET
- Turnover
Cade Cunningham out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 1:51 · CLE 106-103 DET
📊The numbers
| CLE | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 58% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 12 | Threes made | 9 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 22 | Assists | 23 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 3 | Steals | 12 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
