⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 33- Kept giving it away, sixteen turnovers to their seven
A 13-0 run dragged them back level in the third 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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 9:33 · WSH 65-65 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Etan Thomas misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:37 · WSH 89-93 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 1:31 · WSH 89-93 CLE
📊The numbers
| WSH | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 7 | Threes made | 6 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 18 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 6 | Steals | 3 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
