⏱️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 fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 37 free throws to their 22- Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their 23, and outscored them 24-16 off them
A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up in the first quarter
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up
Q1 5:58 · WSH 21-14 CLE
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q2 1:43 · WSH 55-45 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
DeShawn Stevenson bad pass
Q4 1:50 · WSH 85-91 CLE
- Missed FT
Antawn Jamison misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:40 · WSH 87-92 CLE
- Turnover
Antonio Daniels turnover
Q4 0:12 · WSH 92-97 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 10 down to 1 up
Q3 8:32 · WSH 57-58 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 2:33 · WSH 85-89 CLE
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 1:25 · WSH 85-91 CLE
- Missed FT
Ira Newble misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:45 · WSH 87-92 CLE
📊The numbers
| WSH | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 6 | Threes made | 2 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 29 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 22 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 3 | Steals | 12 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
