⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Lost the glass, 39 rebounds to 55
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up in the first quarter
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q3 7:58 · LAC 60-61 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
Bobby Simmons Double Technical Foul. Darius Miles gains possession.
Q4 3:47 · LAC 79-76 CLE
- Missed FT
Predrag Drobnjak missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 3:05 · LAC 80-76 CLE
- Missed FT
Corey Maggette missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:15 · LAC 83-79 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up
Q1 11:00 · LAC 2-14 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q3 11:33 · LAC 50-56 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 2:04 · LAC 80-79 CLE
- Turnover
Ricky Davis Bad Pass
Q4 1:35 · LAC 82-79 CLE
- Missed FT
Ricky Davis missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:00 · LAC 83-79 CLE
📊The numbers
| LAC | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 4 | Threes made | 4 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 23 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
