⏱️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
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
They went cold, eight of 32 from three- Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 39
- Kept giving it away, 21 turnovers to their thirteen
A 13-0 run took them from 11 down to 2 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.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q1 10:48 · CLE 9-6 WSH
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 15
Q2 7:45 · CLE 46-31 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kyrie Irving offensive foul (Martell Webster draws the foul )
Q4 4:20 · CLE 82-80 WSH
- Turnover
Kyrie Irving turnover
Q4 4:20 · CLE 82-80 WSH
- Turnover
Tristan Thompson lost ball turnover
Q4 3:16 · CLE 84-80 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 11 down to 2 up
Q3 0:17 · CLE 74-76 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 3:56 · CLE 82-80 WSH
- Missed FT
Earl Barron misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 2:15 · CLE 86-82 WSH
📊The numbers
| CLE | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 7 | Threes made | 8 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 67 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 22 | Assists | 26 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 11 |
| 5 | Blocks | 10 |
