⏱️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
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Gave up second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds 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.
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 11:40 · WSH 8-2 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q3 0:08 · WSH 83-75 CLE
- Ties it
Gilbert Arenas hit a 28-foot three jumper, Jared Jeffries with the assist
Q4 0:02 · WSH 107-107 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jared Jeffries misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:09 · WSH 102-99 CLE
- Missed FT
Gilbert Arenas misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 0:15 · WSH 113-112 CLE
- Missed FT
Gilbert Arenas misses free throw 2 of 2
OT 0:15 · WSH 113-112 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- Lead
LeBron James hit a driving layup
OT 4:46 · WSH 107-109 CLE
- Lead
LeBron James hit a driving layup
OT 4:13 · WSH 109-111 CLE
- Winner
Damon Jones hit a 23-foot three jumper, Larry Hughes with the assist
OT 0:04 · WSH 113-115 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Eric Snow bad pass
Q4 0:01 · WSH 107-107 CLE
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
OT 1:43 · WSH 111-112 CLE
- Turnover
LeBron James bad pass
OT 0:57 · WSH 111-112 CLE
📊The numbers
| WSH | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 7 | Threes made | 7 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 27 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 6 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
