⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter and never got it back.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 26 free throws to their seven
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 10 down to 1 up
Q1 6:45 · CLE 15-14 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q2 6:37 · CLE 42-34 WSH
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 7 down to 4 up
Q4 1:32 · CLE 93-89 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 2:00 · CLE 82-86 WSH
- Missed FT
Delonte West misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:03 · CLE 92-89 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 9:40 · CLE 2-12 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q3 2:40 · CLE 65-71 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Antawn Jamison offensive foul (LeBron James draws the foul)
Q4 1:15 · CLE 85-89 WSH
- Turnover
Caron Butler offensive foul (Ben Wallace draws the foul)
Q4 0:08 · CLE 90-89 WSH
- Turnover
Caron Butler turnover
Q4 0:08 · CLE 90-89 WSH
📊The numbers
| CLE | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 12 | Threes made | 9 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 4 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 22 | Assists | 26 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
