⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 13 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, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 48 points inside to 26- A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up in the first quarter
- Could not get to the line, nineteen free throws to their 30
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pistons
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up
Q1 0:30 · CLE 25-35 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 21
Q4 3:37 · CLE 91-112 DET
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Ausar Thompson flagrant foul type 1
Q2 8:04 · CLE 29-41 DET
📊The numbers
| CLE | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 12 | Threes made | 16 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 15 | Assists | 25 |
| 26 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |