⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers fell 14 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, sixteen of 38 from three
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Kyshawn George technical foul
Q3 10:47 · WSH 69-66 CLE
- Missed FT
Jordan Poole misses technical free throw
Q3 7:09 · WSH 77-76 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 9:22 · WSH 42-47 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q3 0:03 · WSH 93-101 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q4 3:19 · WSH 116-132 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
Darius Garland technical foul
Q3 7:09 · WSH 77-76 CLE
📊The numbers
| WSH | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 16 | Threes made | 16 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 25 | Assists | 32 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
