⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
-5Q118-24
+5Q232-25
0Q316-18
-6Q417-21
▼ WSH better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 22 free throws to their eight
Key battles
6Free throws made20
5Threes made2
38%Three-point accuracy25%
4Blocks2
📊The numbers
| CLE | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 5 | Threes made | 2 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 6 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 23 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
