⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first 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 first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, twelve of 27 from three
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Markieff Morris flagrant foul type 1
Q3 9:16 · WSH 70-76 CLE
- Turnover
Kelly Oubre Jr. offensive foul turnover
Q4 4:39 · WSH 111-118 CLE
- Missed FT
John Wall misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:03 · WSH 118-125 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q3 0:45 · WSH 93-106 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Cavaliers team shot clock turnover
Q4 1:09 · WSH 118-125 CLE
📊The numbers
| WSH | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 56% |
| 11 | Threes made | 12 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 2 | Assists | 4 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 16 | Steals | 14 |
| 24 | Blocks | 27 |
