⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse 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, 48 rebounds to 36
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 3
Q4 11:00 · LAC 97-100 CLE
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q4 2:36 · LAC 118-115 CLE
- Lead
Amir Coffey hit a 26-foot three jumper, Paul George with the assist
Q4 0:47 · LAC 118-115 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
James Harden technical foul
Q3 8:05 · LAC 68-89 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 10:25 · LAC 4-12 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 0:58 · LAC 33-40 CLE
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q2 10:14 · LAC 39-50 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Darius Garland lost ball turnover
Q4 4:11 · LAC 102-108 CLE
- Turnover
Darius Garland bad pass
Q4 2:19 · LAC 110-115 CLE
- Turnover
Jarrett Allen out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 1:36 · LAC 112-115 CLE
📊The numbers
| LAC | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 14 | Threes made | 11 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 26 | Assists | 27 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 10 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
