⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards 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 first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Cavaliers 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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 5 down to 6 up
Q3 8:49 · CLE 59-53 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q4 8:47 · CLE 76-73 WSH
- Lead
LeBron James hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:11 · CLE 83-82 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ben Wallace misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:35 · CLE 80-79 WSH
- Missed FT
Ben Wallace misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:35 · CLE 80-79 WSH
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:42 · CLE 82-82 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- Winner
Caron Butler hit a driving layup
Q4 0:03 · CLE 87-88 WSH
Bad plays
- Technical
Darius Songaila technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 3:19 · CLE 12-18 WSH
- Missed FT
Caron Butler misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:35 · CLE 80-79 WSH
- Turnover
Antawn Jamison bad pass
Q4 2:27 · CLE 82-82 WSH
📊The numbers
| CLE | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 9 | Threes made | 7 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 18 | Assists | 13 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
