⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
+12Q131-20
+2Q219-16
+2Q324-21
-8Q423-29
▼ WSH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
They went cold, three of 22 from three- Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 36
- A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up in the first quarter
- Could not get to the line, 22 free throws to their 36
Key battles
36%Three-point accuracy14%
20Offensive rebounds9
4Blocks8
16Free throws made25
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up
Q1 1:54 · CLE 30-18 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Wizards
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CLE | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 5 | Threes made | 3 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 14% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 20 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 21 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 8 |
