⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 8 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 third quarter was where it moved most, 3 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q2 2:38 · CLE 53-51 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jarrett Allen bad pass
Q4 4:10 · CLE 109-101 LAC
- Turnover
Isaac Okoro lost ball turnover
Q4 1:37 · CLE 112-106 LAC
- Missed FT
Jarrett Allen misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:37 · CLE 116-108 LAC

Clippers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q1 1:14 · CLE 28-30 LAC
- Steal
James Harden stole it from Isaac Okoro
Q4 1:37 · CLE 112-106 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Paul George misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:01 · CLE 109-102 LAC
- Missed FT
Amir Coffey misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:34 · CLE 112-108 LAC
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:32 · CLE 116-108 LAC
📊The numbers
| CLE | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 13 | Threes made | 11 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 28 | Assists | 28 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |







