⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 50 points inside to 28- A 16-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 23 in the fourth 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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Clippers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q1 1:39 · CLE 24-37 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q3 0:57 · CLE 70-84 LAC
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 23
Q4 8:52 · CLE 78-101 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CLE | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 5 | Threes made | 7 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 18 | Assists | 26 |
| 28 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 10 |
| 2 | Blocks | 9 |
