⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
+2Q129-27
+2Q231-25
-12Q320-32
+3Q423-19
▼ CLE better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 38 free throws to their twenty
Key battles
18Free throws made31
11Threes made14
33%Three-point accuracy40%
28Assists25
📊The numbers
| DET | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 11 | Threes made | 14 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 31 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 28 | Assists | 25 |
