⏱️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, then it evened out by full time. 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, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 44 rebounds to 33- A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13 in the fourth quarter
- Burned in transition, 5 fast break points to 22
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q3 3:08 · WSH 85-90 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
Randy Wittman technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 5:43 · WSH 37-40 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 14
Q2 2:17 · WSH 50-64 CLE
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13
Q4 10:33 · WSH 97-110 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses technical free throw
Q3 0:35 · WSH 89-92 CLE
📊The numbers
| WSH | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 14 | Threes made | 12 |
| 58% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 31 | Assists | 16 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
