⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers fell 14 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter and never got it back. 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, 18 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️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.
Clippers
Good plays
- Go-ahead
Al Thornton hit a 26-foot three jumper, Zach Randolph with the assist
Q4 0:29 · LAC 83-82 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chris Kaman bad pass
Q4 1:58 · LAC 80-77 CLE
- Turnover
Chris Kaman turnover
Q4 1:34 · LAC 80-80 CLE
- Turnover
Eric Gordon traveling
Q4 1:06 · LAC 80-82 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 9
Q4 10:33 · LAC 73-64 CLE
- Ties it
Daniel Gibson hit a 24-foot three jumper, Mo Williams with the assist
Q4 1:50 · LAC 80-80 CLE
- Winner
Mo Williams hit a 26-foot three jumper, Daniel Gibson with the assist
Q4 0:06 · LAC 83-85 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Mo Williams misses free throw 1 of 3
Q4 3:41 · LAC 78-71 CLE
📊The numbers
| LAC | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 3 | Threes made | 3 |
| 18% | Three-point accuracy | 15% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 20 | Assists | 16 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
