⏱️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 higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their seventeen- Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 32
- Made one threes to their eleven
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 cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q1 6:30 · WSH 12-13 CLE
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 13
Q2 1:35 · WSH 54-41 CLE
- Steal
Caron Butler stole it from LeBron James
Q4 0:24 · WSH 104-98 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Gilbert Arenas misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:47 · WSH 102-97 CLE
- Missed FT
Gilbert Arenas misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:15 · WSH 107-101 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 10:30 · WSH 2-11 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q4 10:18 · WSH 84-83 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Zydrunas Ilgauskas offensive foul (Darius Songaila draws the foul)
Q4 3:41 · WSH 97-92 CLE
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:28 · WSH 102-98 CLE
- Turnover
LeBron James bad pass
Q4 0:24 · WSH 104-98 CLE
📊The numbers
| WSH | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 1 | Threes made | 11 |
| 10% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 27 | Assists | 22 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 4 | Steals | 0 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
