⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards 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, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, fourteen turnovers to their 25, and were outscored 30-11 off them- Owned the paint, 66 points inside to 46
- A 12-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 19 in the third 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q2 9:04 · CLE 43-41 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jeremiah Martin misses technical free throw
Q4 5:17 · CLE 81-108 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q1 1:45 · CLE 30-35 WSH
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 19
Q3 4:23 · CLE 66-85 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 21-point lead to 29
Q4 10:25 · CLE 74-103 WSH
Bad plays
- Technical
Scott Brooks technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 5:20 · CLE 19-18 WSH
- Technical
Davis Bertans technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 5:17 · CLE 81-108 WSH
📊The numbers
| CLE | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 7 | Threes made | 8 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 19 | Assists | 31 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 66 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 30 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 25 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 14 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
