⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 23 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 40- Ran them off the floor, 22 fast break points to 10
- A 13-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 16 in the second quarter
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 16
Q2 2:42 · LAC 66-50 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 20
Q3 9:52 · LAC 79-59 CLE
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 22-point lead to 35
Q3 2:23 · LAC 106-71 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q2 10:25 · LAC 33-34 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAC | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 15 | Threes made | 14 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 29 | Assists | 25 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 8 | Blocks | 6 |
