⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 40 free throws to their 25- Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their 23, and outscored them 27-9 off them
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 1:55 · WSH 72-72 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Gilbert Arenas offensive foul (Zydrunas Ilgauskas draws the foul)
Q4 4:39 · WSH 90-84 CLE
- Turnover
Gilbert Arenas turnover
Q4 4:39 · WSH 90-84 CLE
- Turnover
Antonio Daniels lost ball
Q4 1:07 · WSH 100-92 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- Steal
Donyell Marshall stole it from Antonio Daniels
Q4 1:07 · WSH 100-92 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
LeBron James offensive foul (Jared Jeffries draws the foul)
Q4 2:34 · WSH 98-90 CLE
- Turnover
LeBron James turnover
Q4 2:34 · WSH 98-90 CLE
- Turnover
Damon Jones turnover
Q4 0:55 · WSH 100-92 CLE
📊The numbers
| WSH | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 8 | Threes made | 9 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 32 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 16 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
