⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 21 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 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, 48 rebounds to 36- Kept giving it away, sixteen turnovers to their six, and outscored them 19-4 off them
A 12-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 4 in the fourth 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 stretched a 13-point lead to 21
Q3 4:22 · CLE 82-61 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jordan Clarkson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:24 · CLE 116-111 WSH
- Missed FT
Cedi Osman misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:11 · CLE 116-113 WSH
- Missed FT
Cedi Osman misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:11 · CLE 116-113 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 4
Q4 2:04 · CLE 115-111 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CLE | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 15 | Threes made | 12 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 30 | Assists | 31 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 4 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 3 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 1 |
