⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The second 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, 44 free throws to their 29- Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 34
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 32-point deficit to 24
Q4 4:01 · DET 94-118 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
Ausar Thompson technical foul
Q4 12:00 · DET 73-99 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 15
Q2 11:00 · DET 26-41 CLE
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 26
Q3 3:32 · DET 69-95 CLE
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 22-point lead to 33
Q3 0:52 · DET 73-106 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
Max Strus technical foul
Q4 5:51 · DET 80-114 CLE
📊The numbers
| DET | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 35% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 12 | Threes made | 11 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 21 | Assists | 31 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |