⏱️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 fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 37 free throws to their 21
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Clippers
Good plays
- Ties it
Corey Maggette made Layup.
Q4 0:07 · LAC 14-14 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Eric Piatkowski Bad Pass
Q4 0:49 · LAC 12-12 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- Ties it
Tyrone Hill made Layup.
Q4 1:47 · LAC 12-12 CLE
- Lead
Tyrone Hill made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:30 · LAC 12-13 CLE
- Winner
Zydrunas Ilgauskas made 9 ft Two Point Shot.
Q4 0:02 · LAC 14-16 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
24 second
Q4 1:04 · LAC 12-12 CLE
- Missed FT
Tyrone Hill missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:30 · LAC 12-13 CLE
- Missed FT
Ricky Davis missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:13 · LAC 12-13 CLE
📊The numbers
| LAC | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 5 | Threes made | 0 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 0% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 22 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Steals | 10 |
| 9 | Blocks | 5 |
