⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
They went cold, nine of 37 from three- Kept giving it away, 22 turnovers to their twelve, and outscored them 24-7 off them
- 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 16
Q1 0:27 · WSH 48-32 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Bradley Beal misses technical free throw
Q3 4:31 · WSH 76-72 CLE
- Turnover
Bradley Beal offensive foul
Q4 3:26 · WSH 101-109 CLE
- Missed FT
Davis Bertans misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:14 · WSH 106-109 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 8:43 · WSH 95-95 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Darius Garland lost ball turnover
Q4 2:40 · WSH 105-109 CLE
- Missed FT
Collin Sexton misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:23 · WSH 105-109 CLE
- Missed FT
Cedi Osman misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:08 · WSH 106-109 CLE
📊The numbers
| WSH | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 9 | Threes made | 11 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 24 | Assists | 19 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 12 | Steals | 3 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
