⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 11 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, 12 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 thirteen threes to their six- They went cold, six of 25 from three
- A 12-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 18 in the fourth quarter
- Could not get to the line, 24 free throws to their 36
- Kept giving it away, fifteen turnovers to their nine
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q2 3:21 · CLE 57-46 LAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 16
Q3 2:36 · CLE 88-72 LAC
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 18
Q4 5:47 · CLE 108-90 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Clippers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CLE | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 13 | Threes made | 6 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 29 | Assists | 19 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
