⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their sixteen, and outscored them 22-14 off them
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 20-point deficit to 12
Q4 1:47 · LAC 90-102 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Corey Maggette misses technical free throw
Q1 2:21 · LAC 18-17 CLE
- Technical
Chris Kaman technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 9:45 · LAC 29-27 CLE
- Technical
Sam Cassell technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 7:16 · LAC 55-58 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q4 10:19 · LAC 71-87 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses technical free throw
Q2 8:32 · LAC 35-32 CLE
- Missed FT
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses technical free throw
Q3 7:16 · LAC 55-58 CLE
📊The numbers
| LAC | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 3 | Threes made | 3 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 23 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 3 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 0 |
