⏱️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 first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Made fourteen threes to their eight- They went cold, eight of 32 from three
- Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 27
- Beaten inside, 46 points in the paint to 66
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q4 5:28 · CLE 113-105 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Wizards
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 1:43 · CLE 32-39 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CLE | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 14 | Threes made | 8 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 27 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 26 | Assists | 31 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 66 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
📋Player stats
Every player's final line, with the combos.
Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | 3PM | STL | BLK | TO | PRA | P+R | P+A | R+A | S+B | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. AllenC | 30 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 20 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | +6 |
E. MobleyC Double-double | 32 | 24 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 38 | 36 | 26 | 14 | 0 | 8-12 | 5-6 | 3-4 | -1 |
J. HardenG | 34 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 18 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 5-18 | 2-10 | 4-4 | +5 |
D. MitchellG | 31 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 31 | 24 | 26 | 12 | 2 | 6-13 | 2-5 | 5-5 | +2 |
P. WatsonG | 28 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 28 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 9-17 | 1-4 | 3-3 | +4 |
J. TysonG | 21 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | +4 |
M. ThomasG | 20 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 4-7 | 0-1 | 2-2 | +11 |
S. MerrillG | 20 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2-7 | 2-6 | 2-2 | +8 |
M. HezonjaF | 17 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 | +10 |
T. ProctorG | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +1 |
| Team | 121 | 47 | 26 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 43-91 | 14-38 | 21-22 |
Did not playT. Enaruna (coach's decision), R. Minix (coach's decision), T. Bryant (coach's decision), C. Porter Jr. (coach's decision)
Wizards
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | 3PM | STL | BLK | TO | PRA | P+R | P+A | R+A | S+B | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. DavisF | 34 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 8-18 | 2-5 | 0-0 | -11 |
A. DybantsaF | 27 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 8-12 | 1-3 | 2-2 | -3 |
K. GeorgeF | 38 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 10 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 4-10 | 0-4 | 0-0 | -14 |
A. SarrC | 26 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 7-11 | 2-5 | 2-3 | -3 |
T. YoungG | 34 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 27 | 19 | 22 | 13 | 0 | 3-12 | 1-7 | 7-7 | +3 |
B. CoulibalyG | 27 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 8-9 | 1-2 | 0-0 | -3 |
K. MiddletonF | 23 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 1-2 | -6 |
B. CarringtonG | 20 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-4 | 3-3 | -11 |
D. AytonC | 12 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 5-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -2 |
| Team | 111 | 27 | 31 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 44-83 | 8-32 | 15-17 |
Did not playA. Gill (coach's decision), T. Mann (coach's decision), W. Riley (coach's decision), T. Johnson (coach's decision)
