⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
They went cold, nine of 31 from three
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 6 down to 5 up
Q2 3:17 · CLE 49-44 WSH
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q3 9:09 · CLE 59-49 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Evan Mobley lost ball turnover
Q4 4:49 · CLE 87-81 WSH
- Turnover
Ricky Rubio out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 1:42 · CLE 91-86 WSH
- Missed FT
Ricky Rubio misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:15 · CLE 94-92 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- Winner
Kyle Kuzma hit a 23-foot three jumper, Bradley Beal with the assist
Q4 0:11 · CLE 94-95 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Bradley Beal offensive foul
Q4 3:59 · CLE 89-84 WSH
- Turnover
Bradley Beal turnover
Q4 3:59 · CLE 89-84 WSH
- Turnover
Bradley Beal out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 2:03 · CLE 91-86 WSH
📊The numbers
| CLE | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 9 | Threes made | 10 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 21 | Assists | 25 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
