⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 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 23- Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 34
A 13-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 2 in the fourth quarter
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 2
Q4 1:10 · WSH 113-115 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q2 5:45 · WSH 55-61 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jarrett Jack misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:02 · WSH 113-115 CLE
- Missed FT
Jarrett Jack misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:02 · WSH 113-115 CLE
📊The numbers
| WSH | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 11 | Threes made | 6 |
| 55% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 29 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 29 | Assists | 20 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
