⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 43 free throws to their 22
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 16
Q1 8:04 · WSH 19-3 CLE
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 17
Q3 0:00 · WSH 83-66 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
Tyronn Lue Double Technical Foul. Bimbo Coles gains possession.
Q1 1:46 · WSH 28-11 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 11
Q4 0:50 · WSH 106-95 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
Darius Miles Technical Foul
Q3 7:00 · WSH 58-51 CLE
- Technical
Ricky Davis Technical Foul
Q4 1:32 · WSH 99-85 CLE
📊The numbers
| WSH | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 3 | Threes made | 2 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 34 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 21 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 12 | Steals | 12 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
