⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 11 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, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Made eight threes to their two- Won the second chances, 23 offensive rebounds to eleven
- A 14-0 run took them from 3 down to 11 up in the first quarter
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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 3 down to 11 up
Q1 4:03 · WSH 29-18 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
Etan Thomas Double Technical Foul. Ira Newble gains possession.
Q4 5:43 · WSH 89-82 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 5
Q2 4:39 · WSH 49-44 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
LeBron James missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 4:52 · WSH 91-83 CLE
- Turnover
Darius Miles Lost Ball. Stolen by Jarvis Hayes.
Q4 2:56 · WSH 95-87 CLE
📊The numbers
| WSH | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 8 | Threes made | 2 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 23 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 18 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 8 |
