⏱️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, 9 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their seventeen, and were outscored 25-10 off them- A 15-0 run took them from 12 down to 3 up in the fourth quarter
- Lost the glass, 31 rebounds to 48
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
- Ties it
Norman Powell hit a two point shot, Reggie Jackson with the assist
Q4 1:03 · LAC 112-112 CLE
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 12 down to 3 up
Q4 4:19 · LAC 115-112 CLE
- Winner
Paul George hit a driving layup, Terance Mann with the assist
Q4 0:37 · LAC 114-112 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Norman Powell misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:03 · LAC 112-112 CLE
- Missed FT
Paul George misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:01 · LAC 119-117 CLE
- Missed FT
Paul George misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:01 · LAC 119-117 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 12
Q1 3:31 · LAC 22-34 CLE
- Steal
Jarrett Allen stole it from Paul George
Q4 2:15 · LAC 104-112 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Darius Garland bad pass
Q4 1:42 · LAC 106-112 CLE
- Turnover
Darius Garland lost ball turnover
Q4 1:24 · LAC 108-112 CLE
- Missed FT
Donovan Mitchell misses free throw 3 of 3
Q4 0:04 · LAC 119-117 CLE
📊The numbers
| LAC | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 17 | Threes made | 16 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 19 | Assists | 29 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
