⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, nineteen turnovers to their 25
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 dragged them back level
Q4 6:00 · LAC 94-94 CLE
- Steal
Eric Bledsoe stole it from Tristan Thompson
Q4 1:12 · LAC 99-102 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Blake Griffin bad pass
Q4 1:59 · LAC 99-102 CLE
- Turnover
Blake Griffin traveling
Q4 1:29 · LAC 99-102 CLE
- Turnover
Blake Griffin steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 1:10 · LAC 99-102 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- Steal
Anderson Varejao stole it from Blake Griffin
Q4 1:59 · LAC 99-102 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Anderson Varejao misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:48 · LAC 91-93 CLE
- Turnover
Tristan Thompson lost ball turnover
Q4 1:12 · LAC 99-102 CLE
- Missed FT
Kyrie Irving misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:12 · LAC 101-108 CLE
📊The numbers
| LAC | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 9 | Threes made | 14 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 23 | Assists | 24 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 25 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 7 | Steals | 12 |
| 13 | Blocks | 2 |
