⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 22 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, 22 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their seven
A 12-0 run cut a 30-point deficit to 18 in the third 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q1 7:28 · CLE 21-9 LAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 19
Q1 5:45 · CLE 30-11 LAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 21
Q4 6:35 · CLE 102-81 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Daniel Green misses flagrant free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:09 · CLE 109-87 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 30-point deficit to 18
Q3 10:51 · CLE 69-51 LAC
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Al Thornton flagrant foul type 1 (Daniel Green draws the foul)
Q4 1:09 · CLE 109-87 LAC
📊The numbers
| CLE | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 16 | Threes made | 7 |
| 59% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 28 | Assists | 17 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
