⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run took them from 8 down to 6 up in the fourth 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 stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 6:23 · WSH 21-12 CLE
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 8 down to 6 up
Q4 11:23 · WSH 94-88 CLE
- Steal
Landry Shamet stole it from Darius Garland
Q4 0:30 · WSH 103-110 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
Jordan Poole technical foul
Q2 1:31 · WSH 50-50 CLE
- Turnover
Tyus Jones bad pass
Q4 4:03 · WSH 97-102 CLE
- Turnover
Kyle Kuzma lost ball turnover
Q4 3:41 · WSH 97-104 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q3 8:07 · WSH 61-72 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:52 · WSH 103-110 CLE
- Turnover
Darius Garland bad pass
Q4 0:30 · WSH 103-110 CLE
📊The numbers
| WSH | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 12 | Threes made | 10 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 29 | Assists | 35 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 26 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
