⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 62 points inside to 42- A 16-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 17 in the first quarter
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 8:24 · CLE 13-8 LAC
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 17
Q1 3:38 · CLE 34-17 LAC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 12
Q3 9:09 · CLE 86-74 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Max Strus bad pass
Q4 0:56 · CLE 124-117 LAC
- Turnover
Donovan Mitchell lost ball turnover
Q4 0:41 · CLE 124-117 LAC
- Missed FT
Darius Garland misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:23 · CLE 124-120 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 7
Q1 0:52 · CLE 37-30 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q2 3:58 · CLE 60-55 LAC
- Steal
Bogdan Bogdanovic stole it from Max Strus
Q4 0:56 · CLE 124-117 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Norman Powell lost ball turnover
Q4 0:50 · CLE 124-117 LAC
- Turnover
James Harden bad pass
Q4 0:08 · CLE 127-122 LAC
📊The numbers
| CLE | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 15 | Threes made | 16 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 33 | Assists | 25 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 30 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
