⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their nineteen
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
- Steal
Daniel Gafford stole it from Jarrett Allen
Q4 3:00 · WSH 108-107 CLE
- Winner
Daniel Gafford hit a 3-foot dunk, Russell Westbrook with the assist
Q4 2:11 · WSH 110-108 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q4 2:11 · WSH 117-108 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Bradley Beal out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 4:22 · WSH 105-105 CLE
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook bad pass
Q4 3:31 · WSH 108-105 CLE
- Missed FT
Russell Westbrook misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:23 · WSH 116-108 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q3 8:41 · WSH 71-79 CLE
- Ties it
Isaac Okoro hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:45 · WSH 108-108 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jarrett Allen out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 4:35 · WSH 105-105 CLE
- Turnover
Jarrett Allen bad pass
Q4 3:00 · WSH 108-107 CLE
- Missed FT
Isaac Okoro misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:45 · WSH 108-108 CLE
📊The numbers
| WSH | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 12 | Threes made | 10 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 25 | Assists | 28 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
