⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their four- Looked after the ball, eighteen turnovers to their 24, and were outscored 29-18 off them
- Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 34
- A 17-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 27 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.
Wizards
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 11:15 · WSH 14-4 CLE
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 27
Q2 11:11 · WSH 61-34 CLE
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 22
Q3 6:26 · WSH 92-70 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
Dwight Howard technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 1:33 · WSH 68-44 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| WSH | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 13 | Threes made | 4 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 19% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 30 | Assists | 22 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 29 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 24 |
| 17 | Steals | 12 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
