⏱️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
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up 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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 9 down to 2 up
Q3 9:47 · WSH 64-62 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
JaVale McGee misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:24 · WSH 90-89 CLE
- Turnover
Turnover
Q4 1:08 · WSH 95-100 CLE
- Turnover
John Wall bad pass
Q4 0:42 · WSH 95-103 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up
Q3 1:44 · WSH 76-81 CLE
- Winner
Mo Williams hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:06 · WSH 95-96 CLE
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q4 3:00 · WSH 95-103 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
J.J. Hickson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:48 · WSH 90-86 CLE
- Missed FT
J.J. Hickson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:10 · WSH 99-105 CLE
- Missed FT
Mo Williams misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:06 · WSH 102-106 CLE
📊The numbers
| WSH | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 8 | Threes made | 8 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 26 | Assists | 19 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
