⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers fell 16 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter and never got it back.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
-5Q120-22
-12Q224-32
+8Q323-12
-3Q427-27
▼ LAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 42 free throws to their 24
Key battles
2Threes made6
22%Three-point accuracy35%
30Free throws made19
5Steals9
📊The numbers
| CLE | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 2 | Threes made | 6 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 22 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
