⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers 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 fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 39- Ran them off the floor, 18 fast break points to 6
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q1 3:47 · CLE 22-10 WSH
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 20
Q3 11:03 · CLE 59-39 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 10
Q4 2:46 · CLE 96-86 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CLE | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 5 | Threes made | 4 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 21 | Assists | 14 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
