⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 19 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their six- Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their 24, and were outscored 47-11 off them
- Ran them off the floor, 27 fast break points to 11
- Won the second chances, thirteen offensive rebounds to six
- A 12-0 run stretched a 21-point lead to 33 in the third quarter
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 cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q2 7:23 · LAC 38-46 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 20
Q1 1:46 · LAC 16-36 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 20
Q2 1:10 · LAC 42-62 CLE
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 21-point lead to 33
Q3 0:25 · LAC 68-101 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAC | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 6 | Threes made | 16 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 20 | Assists | 30 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 27 |
| 47 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 24 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 6 | Steals | 17 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
