⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jordan Crawford bad pass
Q4 4:31 · WSH 92-86 CLE
- Turnover
Jordan Crawford bad pass
Q4 1:47 · WSH 98-94 CLE
- Missed FT
John Wall misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:05 · WSH 100-98 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- Steal
Alonzo Gee stole it from Jordan Crawford
Q4 1:47 · WSH 98-94 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kyrie Irving lost ball
Q4 4:28 · WSH 92-86 CLE
- Missed FT
Ryan Hollins misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:07 · WSH 100-95 CLE
- Missed FT
Kyrie Irving misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:07 · WSH 100-98 CLE
📊The numbers
| WSH | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 8 | Threes made | 8 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 26 | Assists | 18 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 9 | Blocks | 4 |
