⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 33- Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 34
- A 18-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 23 in the first 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 4:49 · CLE 26-22 WSH
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 23
Q1 1:49 · CLE 49-26 WSH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 20-point lead to 29
Q4 10:13 · CLE 101-72 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Wizards
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 27-point deficit to 17
Q4 5:45 · CLE 108-91 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CLE | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 15 | Threes made | 14 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 7 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 26 | Assists | 26 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 5 | Steals | 3 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
