⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 3 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their seven- Lived at the line, 36 free throws to their 25
- Beaten inside, 48 points in the paint to 68
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 8:22 · LAC 13-9 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 4:31 · LAC 24-15 CLE
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 20
Q2 0:03 · LAC 78-58 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
Serge Ibaka technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 2:59 · LAC 58-49 CLE
- Technical
Lou Williams technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 2:59 · LAC 58-49 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Collin Sexton misses technical free throw
Q2 2:59 · LAC 58-49 CLE
📊The numbers
| LAC | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 13 | Threes made | 7 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 31 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 31 | Assists | 25 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 68 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
