⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 35- A 12-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 16 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 16
Q3 3:00 · WSH 70-54 CLE
- Steal
Caron Butler stole it from LeBron James
Q4 2:05 · WSH 77-73 CLE
- Winner
Antawn Jamison hit a 17-foot jumper, Nick Young with the assist
Q4 0:10 · WSH 79-77 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Caron Butler bad pass
Q4 2:38 · WSH 75-71 CLE
- Turnover
Dominic McGuire turnover
Q4 1:06 · WSH 77-75 CLE
- Turnover
Mike James bad pass
Q4 0:48 · WSH 77-77 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q1 7:22 · WSH 16-17 CLE
- Steal
Daniel Gibson stole it from Caron Butler
Q4 2:38 · WSH 75-71 CLE
- Ties it
LeBron James hit a driving layup
Q4 1:00 · WSH 77-77 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
LeBron James lost ball
Q4 2:05 · WSH 77-73 CLE
- Turnover
LeBron James traveling
Q4 0:02 · WSH 79-77 CLE
📊The numbers
| WSH | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 2 | Threes made | 7 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 12 | Assists | 13 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 7 |
