⏱️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. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 43 free throws to their 29- Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 34
- Made one threes to their nine
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
- Go-ahead
Eric Snow hit a driving layup
OT 4:13 · CLE 110-109 WSH
- Go-ahead
Ronald Murray hit a 6-foot two point shot, LeBron James with the assist
OT 1:54 · CLE 115-114 WSH
- Winner
LeBron James hit a layup
OT 0:00 · CLE 121-120 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
LeBron James bad pass
Q4 0:11 · CLE 107-105 WSH
- Missed FT
Eric Snow misses free throw 2 of 2
OT 4:43 · CLE 108-107 WSH
- Turnover
Larry Hughes lost ball
OT 0:34 · CLE 117-116 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 6:20 · CLE 12-18 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q3 8:07 · CLE 63-64 WSH
- Go-ahead
Gilbert Arenas hit a driving layup
OT 0:30 · CLE 117-118 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Gilbert Arenas lost ball
Q4 2:49 · CLE 103-98 WSH
- Missed FT
Caron Butler misses free throw 1 of 1
OT 2:47 · CLE 113-113 WSH
- Missed FT
Antawn Jamison misses free throw 2 of 2
OT 2:15 · CLE 113-114 WSH
📊The numbers
| CLE | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 1 | Threes made | 9 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 32 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 15 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
