⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their eighteen
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q2 6:31 · WSH 46-33 CLE
- Ties it
Gilbert Arenas hit a driving layup
Q4 0:23 · WSH 95-95 CLE
- Lead
Gilbert Arenas hit a free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:23 · WSH 96-95 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Antonio Daniels bad pass
Q4 2:47 · WSH 90-87 CLE
- Turnover
Antonio Daniels bad pass
Q4 0:42 · WSH 93-93 CLE
- Missed FT
Gilbert Arenas misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:23 · WSH 95-95 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- Ties it
Donyell Marshall hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:50 · WSH 93-93 CLE
- Lead
LeBron James hit a layup
Q4 0:30 · WSH 93-95 CLE
- Winner
LeBron James hit a two point shot
Q4 0:05 · WSH 96-97 CLE
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Anderson Varejao flagrant foul type 1 (Antawn Jamison draws the foul)
Q1 2:49 · WSH 17-13 CLE
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:27 · WSH 90-88 CLE
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:49 · WSH 92-88 CLE
📊The numbers
| WSH | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 2 | Threes made | 5 |
| 15% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 11 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 10 |
| 12 | Blocks | 2 |
