⏱️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 second quarter and never got it back.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 46 points inside to 30- Won the second chances, fourteen offensive rebounds to four
- They shot well above their usual, ten of nineteen from three
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 11:18 · LAC 10-0 CLE
- Steal
Marcus Camby stole it from Delonte West
Q4 0:52 · LAC 101-102 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Baron Davis misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:55 · LAC 98-95 CLE
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 3:08 · LAC 99-98 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q3 1:30 · LAC 78-73 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Delonte West bad pass
Q4 0:52 · LAC 101-102 CLE
📊The numbers
| LAC | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 60% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 10 | Threes made | 7 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 22 | Assists | 19 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 12 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
