Cleveland Cavaliers 119, LA Clippers 132 — Recap

March 18, 2025 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Cleveland Cavaliers 119, LA Clippers 132. Scoring by quarter: Q1 CLE 45-37 LAC; Q2 CLE 28-31 LAC; Q3 CLE 29-38 LAC; Q4 CLE 17-26 LAC.

Top performers (box score): Kawhi Leonard (LAC) 33 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 5 threes on 12-of-19 shooting; Ivica Zubac (LAC) 28 points, 20 rebounds, 1 assists on 13-of-18 shooting; Max Strus (CLE) 24 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists, 5 threes on 8-of-12 shooting; James Harden (LAC) 22 points, 4 rebounds, 9 assists, 2 threes on 5-of-18 shooting; Bogdan Bogdanovic (LAC) 20 points, 4 rebounds, 7 assists, 4 threes on 8-of-8 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · LAC

Kawhi Leonard

33 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 5 3PM · 12-19 FG

Scoring · LAC

Ivica Zubac

28 PTS, 20 REB, 1 AST · 13-18 FG

Scoring · CLE

Max Strus

24 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 5 3PM · 8-12 FG

Season highs

Max Strus · Season-high 24 pointsDonovan Mitchell · Season-high 11 assistsKawhi Leonard · Season-high 5 threes

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	45	28	29	17		119
LAC	37	31	38	26		132

🧮 How They Scored

CLELAC

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

56.7%Effective FG%65.1%

7.3%Turnover %10.3%

22.7%Offensive rebound %40.6%

0.289Free-throw rate0.337

Box Score

Cleveland Cavaliers

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Donovan Mitchell G	34	18	4	11	—	—	2	5-18	2-9	6-6	-19
Darius Garland G	32	17	5	8	2	—	2	6-14	2-6	3-3	+8
Jarrett Allen C	32	8	8	1	1	—	—	4-7	—	0-2	+8
Evan Mobley F-C	31	17	3	1	1	—	1	7-12	0-2	3-6	-27
Max Strus G	26	24	4	1	—	—	—	8-12	5-8	3-3	-2
De'Andre Hunter F	20	17	1	—	—	—	—	7-10	3-6	0-1	-3
Ty Jerome G	20	10	—	4	—	—	—	4-9	0-4	2-5	-14
Dean Wade F	16	2	3	1	1	—	—	1-1	—	—	-6
Sam Merrill G	14	3	1	—	—	—	1	1-3	1-3	—	-17
Isaac Okoro F-G	12	3	—	2	1	—	2	1-4	1-3	—	+7
Javonte Green G-F	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Craig Porter G	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Jaylon Tyson G-F	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

LA Clippers

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
James Harden G	39	22	4	9	1	1	—	5-18	2-11	10-11	+3
Kawhi Leonard F	35	33	7	4	4	—	2	12-19	5-6	4-4	+9
Ivica Zubac C	35	28	20	1	—	1	1	13-18	—	2-5	-4
Bogdan Bogdanovic G	29	20	4	7	1	—	2	8-8	4-4	—	+19
Derrick Jones Jr. F-G	20	10	3	—	—	2	1	3-6	2-5	2-2	+17
Norman Powell F-G	18	11	1	1	—	—	2	3-6	1-2	4-4	-7
Nicolas Batum F-G	17	3	5	3	—	—	2	1-2	1-2	—	+7
Kris Dunn G	17	2	1	—	—	1	1	0-2	0-2	2-2	-7
Amir Coffey G	16	3	2	1	—	—	—	1-4	1-3	—	+11

🔬 Advanced Stats

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Max Strus	Bench	26	24	90.1	19.7	-6.1	16.5
Donovan Mitchell	Bench	34	18	43.6	27.2	-27.1	10.3
Darius Garland	Bench	32	17	55.5	22.7	+12.3	14.0
De'Andre Hunter	Bench	20	17	81.4	20.8	-7.5	10.0
Evan Mobley	Bench	31	17	58.1	21.3	-41.5	5.8
Ty Jerome	Bench	20	10	44.6	23.4	-35.0	4.9
Jarrett Allen	Bench	32	8	50.8	10.7	+12.3	6.7
Isaac Okoro	Bench	12	3	37.5	22.2	+26.1	-3.5
Sam Merrill	Bench	14	3	50.0	12.5	-64.9	-1.8
Dean Wade	Bench	16	2	100.0	3.2	-20.7	7.3
Javonte Green	Bench	1	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Craig Porter	Bench	1	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jaylon Tyson	Bench	1	—	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
Kawhi Leonard	Bench	35	33	79.5	28.4	+14.3	21.4
Ivica Zubac	Bench	35	28	69.3	25.3	-5.8	22.6
James Harden	Bench	39	22	48.2	24.7	+3.8	10.7
Bogdan Bogdanovic	Bench	29	20	125.0	14.9	+33.3	18.6
Norman Powell	Bench	18	11	70.9	23.3	-18.9	4.9
Derrick Jones Jr.	Bench	20	10	72.7	16.7	+39.5	6.6
Nicolas Batum	Bench	17	3	75.0	9.3	+23.2	7.0
Amir Coffey	Bench	16	3	37.5	10.5	+28.4	0.8
Kris Dunn	Bench	17	2	34.7	9.8	-16.7	-5.3
Drew Eubanks	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Kobe Brown	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0