⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their twelve- Kept giving it away, seventeen turnovers to their ten
- Gave up second chances, twelve offensive rebounds to their five
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
Kevin Seraphin lost ball
Q4 4:35 · WSH 83-91 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q1 1:07 · WSH 22-27 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q3 6:41 · WSH 54-63 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Donald Sloan out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 3:46 · WSH 85-93 CLE
- Missed FT
Anthony Parker misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:17 · WSH 85-93 CLE
- Turnover
Anthony Parker bad pass
Q4 1:27 · WSH 89-96 CLE
📊The numbers
| WSH | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 4 | Threes made | 3 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 20 | Assists | 17 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 9 | Blocks | 3 |
