⏱️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 fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, ten of 21 from three- A 15-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 5 in the second quarter
- Beaten inside, 26 points in the paint to 50
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q1 8:15 · WSH 11-10 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q3 6:58 · WSH 62-56 CLE
- Lead
Marcin Gortat hit a 2-foot two point shot
OT 4:43 · WSH 92-90 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Bradley Beal lost ball turnover
Q4 0:47 · WSH 89-88 CLE
- Missed FT
Nene misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:24 · WSH 90-90 CLE
- Turnover
Nene lost ball turnover
OT 4:16 · WSH 92-92 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 5
Q2 6:54 · WSH 43-38 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 9:22 · WSH 53-56 CLE
- Winner
Kyrie Irving hit a 19-foot jumper, Anderson Varejao with the assist
OT 3:33 · WSH 92-94 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kyrie Irving possession lost ball turnover
Q4 2:55 · WSH 87-82 CLE
- Turnover
Kyrie Irving lost ball turnover
Q4 0:51 · WSH 89-88 CLE
- Turnover
Kyrie Irving lost ball turnover
Q4 0:01 · WSH 90-90 CLE
📊The numbers
| WSH | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 6 | Threes made | 10 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 22 | Assists | 18 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 11 | Steals | 12 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
