⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 22 free throws to their nine
A 13-0 run took them from 7 down to 6 up 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.
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 8:15 · WSH 17-11 CLE
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q2 7:41 · WSH 42-37 CLE
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 7 down to 6 up
Q3 8:29 · WSH 74-68 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jordan Poole out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 2:19 · WSH 97-104 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q4 9:08 · WSH 90-97 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| WSH | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 16 | Threes made | 12 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 6 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 27 | Assists | 25 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
