⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse 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, 25 free throws to their fifteen- Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 35
- Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their twenty, and were outscored 28-19 off them
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 8 down to 1 up
Q1 2:27 · CLE 30-29 WSH
- Lead
Caris LeVert hit a 11-foot pullup jump shot
OT 3:48 · CLE 105-103 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
OT 1:43 · CLE 113-106 WSH
Bad plays
- Technical
technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 8:06 · CLE 3-10 WSH
- Turnover
Donovan Mitchell lost ball turnover
Q4 0:40 · CLE 103-99 WSH
- Turnover
Donovan Mitchell lost ball turnover
Q4 0:27 · CLE 103-101 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q4 11:06 · CLE 86-84 WSH
- Ties it
Will Barton hit a dunk, Bradley Beal with the assist
Q4 0:25 · CLE 103-103 WSH
- Go-ahead
Kristaps Porzingis hit a 26-foot step back jumper
OT 3:19 · CLE 105-106 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Bradley Beal bad pass
OT 4:18 · CLE 103-103 WSH
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
OT 2:26 · CLE 105-106 WSH
- Turnover
Bradley Beal bad pass
OT 1:23 · CLE 108-106 WSH
📊The numbers
| CLE | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 13 | Threes made | 12 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 19 | Assists | 25 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
