⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 25 free throws to their six- Won the glass, 59 rebounds to 34
- A 13-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 19 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.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q2 9:12 · CLE 32-30 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Clippers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q2 2:10 · CLE 38-46 LAC
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 19
Q3 11:17 · CLE 40-59 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 26
Q4 7:16 · CLE 61-87 LAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Andre Miller Technical Foul
Q3 10:32 · CLE 40-50 LAC
- Technical
Technical Foul
Q3 3:55 · CLE 42-62 LAC
📊The numbers
| CLE | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 5 | Threes made | 7 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 5 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 69 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 24 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 8 |
