⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The third 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
Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their twelve- A 24-0 run took them from 6 down to 18 up in the second quarter
- Beaten inside, 34 points in the paint to 50
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q1 9:16 · CLE 16-5 DET
- 24-0 run
A 24-0 run took them from 6 down to 18 up
Q2 0:09 · CLE 74-56 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 21
Q4 11:08 · CLE 98-77 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pistons
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q1 5:40 · CLE 18-19 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 8
Q4 2:42 · CLE 109-101 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CLE | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 14 | Threes made | 10 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 23 | Assists | 23 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 11 | Steals | 10 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |
