The 2009 East 1st Round of the NBA Playoffs featured Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Detroit Pistons head-to-head, and both teams battled 4 times. Out of the 4 game series of the 1st Round of the 2009 NBA Playoffs, Cleveland Cavaliers outdueled Detroit Pistons , coming ontop of the series and winning 4 playoff games as opposed to Detroit Pistons ’s 0 playoff games victories.
As we examine the head-to-head stats between both teams, we can see that Cleveland Cavaliers had an offensive rating of 110.6, defensive rating of 95.3, 43.0 free-throw attempts, and 18.0 three-point attempts, shooting it at a 0.333 percent clip as a team. Detroit Pistons had an offensive rating of 95.3, defensive rating of 110.6, 16.0 free-throw attempts, 15.0 three-point attempts shooting it at a 0.333 percent clip as a team in this playoff game. During the regular season, Cleveland Cavaliers finished the game with a record of 85 , and Detroit Pistons recorded Cleveland Cavaliers possessions throughout the course of the basketball game. Evaluating Cleveland Cavaliers vs Detroit Pistons’s based on the advanced stats, Cleveland Cavaliers had a better score in the effective shooting percentage category with 0.47 percent, Detroit Pistons had a better score in terms of turnover percentage with 15.1 vs 16.5 .
The most impactful players on each team in the Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Detroit Pistons matchup of the 2009 East 1st Round NBA Playoffs were LeBron James and Richard Hamilton based 25 minutes or greater game-minutes played. LeBron James for the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 1st Round of the NBA Playoffs, put up 14.0 and made 7.0 , 1.0 offensive rebounds 12.0 defensive rebounds, 6.0 assists performance, with a Player Impact Estimate (PIE) of 0.356. While Richard Hamilton put up 16.0 and made 7.0, 0.0 offensive rebounds, 0.0 defensive rebounds, 3.0 assists performance, with a Player Impact Estimate (PIE) of 0.079.