⏱️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, 5 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 twelve threes to their four- Could not get to the line, seventeen free throws to their 29
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
- Go-ahead
Zydrunas Ilgauskas hit a layup
Q4 2:10 · CLE 86-85 WSH
- Winner
LeBron James hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:07 · CLE 90-89 WSH
- Ties it
LeBron James hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:07 · CLE 89-89 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses technical free throw
Q3 4:09 · CLE 60-55 WSH
- Turnover
LeBron James bad pass
Q4 1:06 · CLE 88-87 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q3 3:45 · CLE 61-63 WSH
- Lead
DeShawn Stevenson hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:00 · CLE 88-89 WSH
- Ties it
DeShawn Stevenson hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:00 · CLE 88-88 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Antawn Jamison lost ball
Q4 1:43 · CLE 86-85 WSH
📊The numbers
| CLE | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 12 | Threes made | 4 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 23 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 4 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
