⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 28 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q1 3:19 · CLE 30-19 WSH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q3 11:06 · CLE 63-47 WSH
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 20-point lead to 31
Q3 4:33 · CLE 89-58 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Wizards
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 45-point deficit to 36
Q4 1:54 · CLE 121-85 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CLE | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 7 | Threes made | 7 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 72 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 39 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 2 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 3 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
