⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️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.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q2 6:33 · CLE 45-42 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q3 1:55 · CLE 83-79 LAC
- Winner
Daniel Gibson hit a 25-foot three jumper, Antawn Jamison with the assist
OT 3:23 · CLE 114-112 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ramon Sessions misses technical free throw
Q3 8:04 · CLE 58-58 LAC
- Turnover
Anthony Parker lost ball
Q4 4:31 · CLE 101-98 LAC
- Missed FT
Antawn Jamison misses free throw 2 of 2
OT 4:15 · CLE 111-110 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- Ties it
Baron Davis hit a 7-foot jumper
Q4 0:57 · CLE 108-108 LAC
- Lead
Eric Bledsoe hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:20 · CLE 108-109 LAC
- Go-ahead
Blake Griffin hit a 8-foot two point shot, Baron Davis with the assist
OT 3:44 · CLE 111-112 LAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Baron Davis technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q3 8:04 · CLE 58-58 LAC
- Technical
Baron Davis technical foul (3rd technical foul)
OT 0:13 · CLE 126-119 LAC
📊The numbers
| CLE | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 8 | Threes made | 8 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 34 | Assists | 20 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
