⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
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 Cavaliers won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Made eleven threes to their five- A 15-0 run took them from 6 down to 9 up in the second 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 2:41 · WSH 31-23 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Caron Butler misses technical free throw
Q3 12:00 · WSH 72-91 CLE
- Technical
Caron Butler technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 0:26 · WSH 62-77 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 6 down to 9 up
Q2 7:01 · WSH 41-50 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 25
Q4 4:22 · WSH 79-104 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
Delonte West technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 5:03 · WSH 17-16 CLE
- Technical
LeBron James technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q3 12:00 · WSH 48-56 CLE
- Missed FT
Daniel Gibson misses technical free throw
Q3 0:26 · WSH 62-77 CLE
📊The numbers
| WSH | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 5 | Threes made | 11 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 11 | Assists | 29 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 4 | Steals | 4 |
| 8 | Blocks | 6 |
