⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers fell 18 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 18 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Made eleven threes to their four- Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their fourteen, and outscored them 17-5 off them
- Owned the paint, 40 points inside to 22
- Could not get to the line, 27 free throws to their 41
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 cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q2 6:41 · CLE 36-43 WSH
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q3 8:59 · CLE 62-58 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Daniel Gibson misses technical free throw
Q1 2:00 · CLE 17-25 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 5:46 · CLE 14-21 WSH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q1 2:13 · CLE 17-33 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CLE | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 11 | Threes made | 4 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 32 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 25 | Assists | 12 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 22 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 5 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
