⏱️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 first quarter but fell behind it by full time.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 20 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their sixteen, and were outscored 26-13 off them- A 14-0 run took them from 3 down to 11 up in the first quarter
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q2 11:45 · WSH 33-35 CLE
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up
Q3 11:13 · WSH 74-64 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q3 7:45 · WSH 84-68 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
CJ McCollum misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:20 · WSH 120-116 CLE
- Missed FT
CJ McCollum misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:20 · WSH 120-116 CLE
- Turnover
Marvin Bagley III lost ball turnover
Q4 0:30 · WSH 122-124 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 3 down to 11 up
Q1 2:57 · WSH 24-35 CLE
- Ties it
Donovan Mitchell hit a 25-foot three jumper, Darius Garland with the assist
Q4 2:14 · WSH 122-122 CLE
- Winner
Donovan Mitchell hit a driving layup
Q4 1:00 · WSH 122-124 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
Donovan Mitchell technical foul
Q4 5:16 · WSH 117-114 CLE
📊The numbers
| WSH | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 16 | Threes made | 15 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 33 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 29 | Assists | 28 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 6 | Steals | 11 |
| 6 | Blocks | 1 |
