⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
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
Made twenty threes to their twelve- Won the glass, 62 rebounds to 36
- Owned the paint, 68 points inside to 52
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 3:06 · CLE 34-28 WSH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 20
Q3 5:04 · CLE 91-71 WSH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 33-point lead to 42
Q4 6:55 · CLE 129-87 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 11
Q3 6:31 · CLE 82-71 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CLE | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 20 | Threes made | 12 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 5 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 37 | Assists | 23 |
| 68 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 8 | Blocks | 5 |
