⏱️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 first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q2 7:26 · CLE 42-25 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q3 9:33 · CLE 62-43 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 4:54 · CLE 79-72 LAC
- Turnover
Sasha Pavlovic Bad Pass. Stolen by Elton Brand.
Q4 4:22 · CLE 80-75 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chris Kaman Bad Pass. Stolen by Drew Gooden.
Q4 4:03 · CLE 80-75 LAC
📊The numbers
| CLE | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 4 | Threes made | 4 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 26 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
