⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
They went cold, eight of 35 from three- A 18-0 run took them from 15 down to 3 up in the second quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q1 6:21 · CLE 24-13 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:17 · CLE 103-108 WSH
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:17 · CLE 103-108 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run took them from 15 down to 3 up
Q2 6:54 · CLE 46-49 WSH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q4 9:11 · CLE 89-97 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Bradley Beal out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 1:19 · CLE 99-104 WSH
📊The numbers
| CLE | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 8 | Threes made | 12 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 2 | Assists | 3 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 4 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 13 | Steals | 10 |
| 15 | Blocks | 23 |
