⏱️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, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 24 free throws to their six- A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up in the fourth quarter
- They shot well above their usual, eleven of 23 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up
Q4 5:09 · CLE 87-84 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Lauri Markkanen misses technical free throw
Q4 5:09 · CLE 78-84 WSH
- Turnover
Evan Mobley traveling
Q4 1:35 · CLE 87-84 WSH
- Missed FT
Brandon Goodwin misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:13 · CLE 89-86 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q3 7:18 · CLE 50-58 WSH
Bad plays
- Technical
Deni Avdija technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 5:09 · CLE 78-84 WSH
- Turnover
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope offensive foul
Q4 2:56 · CLE 85-84 WSH
- Turnover
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope turnover
Q4 2:56 · CLE 85-84 WSH
📊The numbers
| CLE | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 8 | Threes made | 11 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 5 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 22 | Assists | 19 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
