⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 11 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 second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their seven- Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 31
- A 13-0 run took them from 8 down to 5 up in the second quarter
- Kept giving it away, nineteen turnovers to their thirteen
A 12-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 3 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q2 10:08 · WSH 37-29 CLE
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 3
Q3 7:07 · WSH 64-67 CLE
- Ties it
Gilbert Arenas hit a 8-foot two point shot
Q4 0:28 · WSH 97-97 CLE
Bad plays
- Flagrant
DeShawn Stevenson flagrant foul type 1 (LeBron James draws the foul)
Q2 3:25 · WSH 39-38 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 8 down to 5 up
Q2 5:54 · WSH 39-44 CLE
- Winner
Delonte West hit a three jumper, LeBron James with the assist
Q4 0:05 · WSH 97-100 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses flagrant free throw 2 of 2
Q2 3:25 · WSH 39-38 CLE
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:20 · WSH 87-93 CLE
- Turnover
LeBron James bad pass
Q4 3:55 · WSH 89-94 CLE
📊The numbers
| WSH | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 7 | Threes made | 13 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 18 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 10 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
