⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 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
- Winner
Daniel Gibson hit a 25-foot three jumper, Ramon Sessions with the assist
Q4 1:20 · CLE 90-87 LAC
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Anderson Varejao flagrant foul type 1 (Randy Foye draws the foul)
Q4 7:18 · CLE 76-73 LAC
- Missed FT
Antawn Jamison misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:35 · CLE 86-81 LAC
- Missed FT
Daniel Gibson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:16 · CLE 94-92 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 5
Q3 3:35 · CLE 67-62 LAC
- Ties it
Chris Paul hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:10 · CLE 87-87 LAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Kenyon Martin technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 6:43 · CLE 56-44 LAC
- Turnover
Blake Griffin offensive foul (Anderson Varejao draws the foul)
Q4 0:06 · CLE 97-92 LAC
- Turnover
Blake Griffin turnover
Q4 0:06 · CLE 97-92 LAC
📊The numbers
| CLE | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 7 | Threes made | 3 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 24 | Assists | 20 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 8 | Blocks | 5 |
