⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 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, 49 free throws to their 23- Lost the glass, 36 rebounds to 50
- Burned in transition, 1 fast break points to 21
A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14 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.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 9:51 · CLE 8-2 WSH
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14
Q1 6:07 · CLE 22-8 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ira Newble Turnover
Q4 4:47 · CLE 80-88 WSH
- Missed FT
LeBron James missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 3:20 · CLE 85-93 WSH
- Missed FT
Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:44 · CLE 87-95 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 9
Q2 4:05 · CLE 38-29 WSH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q3 7:35 · CLE 54-53 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Gilbert Arenas missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:31 · CLE 88-95 WSH
- Missed FT
Antawn Jamison missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:11 · CLE 97-105 WSH
📊The numbers
| CLE | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 2 | Threes made | 7 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 39 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 21 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 1 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 10 | Blocks | 7 |
