⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers fell 15 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, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Wizards 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.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 2
Q1 9:37 · CLE 11-13 WSH
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q2 8:55 · CLE 40-39 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q3 3:10 · CLE 76-65 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dion Waiters turnover
Q4 2:15 · CLE 91-83 WSH
- Turnover
Alonzo Gee lost ball turnover
Q4 1:40 · CLE 91-84 WSH
- Turnover
Shaun Livingston out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 1:23 · CLE 91-86 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q1 11:41 · CLE 0-11 WSH
- Steal
Chris Singleton stole it from Alonzo Gee
Q4 1:40 · CLE 91-84 WSH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q4 4:09 · CLE 93-90 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Nenê misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:03 · CLE 91-84 WSH
- Turnover
Martell Webster out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 1:15 · CLE 91-86 WSH
- Missed FT
Chris Singleton misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:07 · CLE 93-90 WSH
📊The numbers
| CLE | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 8 | Threes made | 5 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 24 | Assists | 20 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 4 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
