⏱️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
▲ WSH better than we expected
-8Q126-35
-3Q225-30
-11Q320-29
-16Q418-33
▼ CLE better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Made fourteen threes to their one- Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their sixteen
Key battles
6%Three-point accuracy42%
1Threes made14
12Free throws made21
22Assists28
📊The numbers
| WSH | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 1 | Threes made | 14 |
| 6% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 22 | Assists | 28 |
