⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Gave up second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to their ten
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 stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 4:18 · WSH 26-17 CLE
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q3 0:11 · WSH 99-90 CLE
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q4 7:24 · WSH 109-96 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 10
Q3 8:38 · WSH 77-67 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q3 6:05 · WSH 80-75 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q3 2:28 · WSH 89-86 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| WSH | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 12 | Threes made | 12 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 35 | Assists | 21 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
