⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards fell 10 points behind 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 second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their seventeen, and outscored them 23-8 off them- Made seven threes to their thirteen
- Lost the glass, 14 rebounds to 25
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 6:09 · WSH 16-10 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 10:32 · WSH 57-57 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Caron Butler lost ball
Q4 1:58 · WSH 95-91 CLE
- Missed FT
Antawn Jamison misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:19 · WSH 95-93 CLE
- Missed FT
Antonio Daniels misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:07 · WSH 100-99 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q2 5:09 · WSH 42-44 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q2 2:29 · WSH 44-52 CLE
- Steal
Delonte West stole it from Caron Butler
Q4 1:58 · WSH 95-91 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Joe Smith misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:50 · WSH 96-93 CLE
- Turnover
LeBron James offensive foul (DeShawn Stevenson draws the foul)
Q4 0:19 · WSH 96-94 CLE
- Turnover
LeBron James turnover
Q4 0:19 · WSH 96-94 CLE
📊The numbers
| WSH | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 7 | Threes made | 13 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 76 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 20 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 4 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
