⏱️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 second quarter and never got it back.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 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, 40 free throws to their eleven- Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their eighteen, and were outscored 26-10 off them
- Won the second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to six
- A 15-0 run took them from 9 down to 6 up in the first quarter
- Went cold from three, fifteen of 50
- Beaten inside, 34 points in the paint 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
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 9 down to 6 up
Q1 1:54 · CLE 31-25 WSH
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q2 5:22 · CLE 49-38 WSH
- Steal
Darius Garland stole it from Jordan Poole
Q4 1:12 · CLE 110-103 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Caris LeVert misses free throw flagrant 2 of 2
Q3 0:00 · CLE 87-80 WSH
- Turnover
Darius Garland bad pass
Q4 1:12 · CLE 110-103 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 3:37 · CLE 16-25 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q2 10:12 · CLE 31-33 WSH
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 11 down to 3 up
Q2 1:01 · CLE 57-60 WSH
Bad plays
- Technical
Jordan Poole technical foul
Q2 2:01 · CLE 53-44 WSH
- Turnover
Bilal Coulibaly back court turnover
Q4 4:51 · CLE 99-94 WSH
- Turnover
Jordan Poole bad pass
Q4 1:12 · CLE 110-103 WSH
📊The numbers
| CLE | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 15 | Threes made | 14 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 27 | Assists | 24 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
