Cleveland Cavaliers 118, LA Clippers 120 — Recap

April 7, 2024 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Cleveland Cavaliers 118, LA Clippers 120. Scoring by quarter: Q1 CLE 40-33 LAC; Q2 CLE 40-26 LAC; Q3 CLE 18-27 LAC; Q4 CLE 20-34 LAC.

Top performers (box score): Paul George (LAC) 39 points, 11 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 threes on 10-of-24 shooting; Darius Garland (CLE) 28 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists, 4 threes on 10-of-22 shooting; James Harden (LAC) 22 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 threes on 6-of-11 shooting; Evan Mobley (CLE) 20 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists on 8-of-17 shooting; Max Strus (CLE) 20 points, 4 rebounds, 9 assists, 4 threes on 5-of-11 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · LAC

Paul George

39 PTS, 11 REB, 7 AST, 3 3PM · 10-24 FG

Scoring · CLE

Darius Garland

28 PTS, 5 REB, 8 AST, 4 3PM · 10-22 FG

Scoring · LAC

James Harden

22 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 4 3PM · 6-11 FG

Season highs

Paul George · Season-high 11 reboundsMax Strus · Season-high 9 assists

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
CLE	40	40	18	20		118
LAC	33	26	27	34		120

🧮 How They Scored

CLELAC

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

53.4%Effective FG%57.8%

10.0%Turnover %13.8%

15.9%Offensive rebound %26.3%

0.310Free-throw rate0.289

Box Score

Cleveland Cavaliers

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Darius Garland G	40	28	5	8	5	—	5	10-22	4-8	4-5	—
Max Strus G	39	20	4	9	1	—	4	5-11	4-9	6-6	—
Caris LeVert G	37	18	5	2	1	1	—	7-15	3-8	1-1	—
Jarrett Allen C	35	17	10	1	1	1	1	6-12	—	5-5	—
Evan Mobley F-C	31	20	6	4	—	—	1	8-17	0-2	4-6	—
Isaac Okoro F-G	25	11	3	—	—	—	—	4-4	—	3-4	—
Georges Niang F	14	2	2	2	1	—	—	1-5	0-2	—	—
Sam Merrill G	6	—	—	1	1	—	—	0-1	0-1	—	—

LA Clippers

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Paul George F	44	39	11	7	1	1	5	10-24	3-9	16-16	—
Terance Mann G	29	14	4	3	1	—	2	6-6	2-2	—	—
Norman Powell F-G	28	14	3	—	1	—	—	5-13	4-9	—	—
Amir Coffey G	28	3	1	1	1	—	—	1-6	1-4	—	—
Ivica Zubac C	27	14	11	1	—	—	3	7-10	—	—	—
James Harden G	26	22	5	5	—	—	2	6-11	4-8	6-6	—
Russell Westbrook G	25	8	7	6	1	1	2	3-9	0-2	2-2	—
Mason Plumlee F-C	17	6	5	2	—	—	1	3-4	—	—	—

🔬 Advanced Stats

Cleveland CavaliersTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Darius Garland	Bench	40	28	57.9	31.9	-2.9	14.4
Max Strus	Bench	39	20	73.3	18.3	-2.4	11.3
Evan Mobley	Bench	31	20	50.9	27.8	+3.7	10.7
Caris LeVert	Bench	37	18	58.3	17.0	-3.2	8.1
Jarrett Allen	Bench	35	17	59.9	18.5	+0.2	12.9
Isaac Okoro	Bench	25	11	95.5	10.3	+4.4	9.1
Georges Niang	Bench	14	2	20.0	14.7	-15.6	1.6
Sam Merrill	Bench	06	—	0.0	6.7	-40.0	0.0
Craig Porter	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Pete Nance	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

LA ClippersTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Paul George	Bench	44	39	62.8	35.3	+9.9	17.1
James Harden	Bench	26	22	80.6	25.8	-36.4	15.4
Norman Powell	Bench	28	14	53.8	19.1	+31.1	6.6
Ivica Zubac	Bench	27	14	70.0	20.6	-15.3	12.0
Terance Mann	Bench	29	14	116.7	11.8	-14.7	9.7
Russell Westbrook	Bench	25	8	40.5	20.0	+35.7	12.0
Mason Plumlee	Bench	17	6	75.0	11.9	+26.8	9.8
Amir Coffey	Bench	28	3	25.0	8.7	+10.6	-0.4
Nah'Shon Hyland	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Kobe Brown	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0