⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Gave up second chances, thirteen offensive rebounds to their four
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 9-point deficit to 1
Q1 0:05 · WSH 28-29 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Bradley Beal misses technical free throw
Q1 7:41 · WSH 12-9 CLE
- Missed FT
Markieff Morris misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:39 · WSH 93-97 CLE
- Turnover
John Wall lost ball turnover
Q4 3:05 · WSH 94-100 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
LeBron James turnover
Q4 4:08 · WSH 93-97 CLE
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:39 · WSH 99-105 CLE
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:07 · WSH 99-106 CLE
📊The numbers
| WSH | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 12 | Threes made | 14 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 5 | Assists | 4 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 18 | Blocks | 16 |
