⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 18 fast break points to 6
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 cut a 27-point deficit to 18
Q3 4:47 · CLE 57-75 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q4 4:48 · CLE 84-88 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dion Waiters traveling
Q4 0:59 · CLE 86-92 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 12
Q1 7:16 · CLE 9-21 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 3:02 · CLE 79-86 WSH
- Turnover
Martell Webster bad pass
Q4 0:38 · CLE 86-92 WSH
📊The numbers
| CLE | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 9 | Threes made | 8 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 19 | Assists | 31 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 0 | Blocks | 5 |
