⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
They went cold, six of seventeen from three- Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their eighteen, and outscored them 24-6 off them
- Could not get to the line, 23 free throws to their 35
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 6:16 · CLE 42-42 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q2 4:07 · CLE 50-44 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Eric Snow lost ball
Q4 4:46 · CLE 89-88 WSH
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:17 · CLE 94-95 WSH
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:17 · CLE 94-95 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 12
Q1 9:14 · CLE 4-16 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Caron Butler bad pass
Q4 2:31 · CLE 91-95 WSH
📊The numbers
| CLE | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 6 | Threes made | 10 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 56% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 20 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
