⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher 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, 8 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 35- Burned in transition, 7 fast break points to 19
A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 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.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q1 11:41 · CLE 11-0 LAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q2 5:52 · CLE 48-45 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q4 6:01 · CLE 102-85 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Clippers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up
Q1 1:38 · CLE 26-32 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q4 10:33 · CLE 89-83 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CLE | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 14 | Threes made | 11 |
| 54% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 23 | Assists | 24 |
| 28 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
