⏱️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
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 4 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Made eight threes to their two- Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 33
- Kept giving it away, seventeen turnovers to their eleven, and were outscored 21-13 off them
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q2 9:14 · CLE 37-33 WSH
- Lead
LeBron James hit a layup, Eric Snow with the assist
Q4 2:47 · CLE 91-89 WSH
- Winner
LeBron James hit a two point shot
Q4 0:49 · CLE 95-93 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
LeBron James bad pass
Q4 0:22 · CLE 96-94 WSH
- Missed FT
Anderson Varejao misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:18 · CLE 95-94 WSH
- Missed FT
Anderson Varejao misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:06 · CLE 96-94 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q1 3:21 · CLE 21-24 WSH
- Ties it
Caron Butler hit a driving layup, Antonio Daniels with the assist
Q4 2:24 · CLE 91-91 WSH
- Lead
Antawn Jamison hit a 9-foot two point shot
Q4 1:46 · CLE 91-93 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Gilbert Arenas offensive foul (Eric Snow draws the foul)
Q4 2:59 · CLE 89-89 WSH
- Turnover
Gilbert Arenas turnover
Q4 2:59 · CLE 89-89 WSH
- Turnover
Brendan Haywood bad pass
Q4 0:20 · CLE 96-94 WSH
📊The numbers
| CLE | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 8 | Threes made | 2 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 15% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 24 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
