⏱️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. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Made nineteen threes to their twelve- Kept giving it away, twenty turnovers to their twelve
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 6 down to 3 up
Q1 5:07 · WSH 25-22 CLE
- Ties it
Bradley Beal hit a 25-foot threeer, John Wall with the assist
Q4 0:43 · WSH 116-116 CLE
- Go-ahead
Bradley Beal hit a 27-foot three jumper, John Wall with the assist
OT 1:20 · WSH 133-131 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
John Wall bad pass
Q4 2:24 · WSH 110-110 CLE
- Missed FT
Otto Porter Jr. misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:07 · WSH 112-116 CLE
- Turnover
Otto Porter Jr. Out-of-Bounds Bad Pass Turnover
Q4 0:00 · WSH 120-120 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q4 2:41 · WSH 112-116 CLE
- Ties it
LeBron James hit a 26-foot, Kevin Love with the assist
Q4 0:00 · WSH 120-120 CLE
- Winner
Kyrie Irving hit a 26-foot three jumper
OT 0:35 · WSH 133-136 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
Tristan Thompson technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 1:07 · WSH 79-82 CLE
- Missed FT
Tristan Thompson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:25 · WSH 116-117 CLE
- Turnover
LeBron James bad pass
OT 4:31 · WSH 122-120 CLE
📊The numbers
| WSH | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 12 | Threes made | 19 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 29 | Assists | 31 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
