Cavaliers (118) vs Clippers (120) · Apr 7, 2024 · NBA Scores

FINAL

Apr 7, 2024

46-33ClevelandCavaliers

118

50-28LAClippers

120

Game Recap

The Clippers overcome a 26-point deficit as they defeat the Cavaliers, 120-118. Paul George led the way for the Clippers with 39 points (23 in the fourth quarter), 11 rebounds and seven assists, while James Harden added 22 points, five rebounds and five assists in the victory. Darius Garland tallied 28 points, eight assists and five steals for the Cavaliers in the losing effort. The Clippers win their third straight game as they improve to 50-28 on the season, while the Cavaliers fall to 46-33.

Box Score

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

CAVALIERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
1Max StrusSF	39	5-11	4-9	6-6	4	9	1	0	4	2	20	+3
4Evan MobleyPF	31	8-17	0-2	4-6	6	4	0	0	1	1	20	0
31Jarrett AllenC	34	6-12	0-0	5-5	10	1	1	1	1	1	17	-1
3Caris LeVertSG	36	7-15	3-8	1-1	5	2	1	1	0	3	18	0
10Darius GarlandPG	40	10-22	4-8	4-5	5	8	5	0	5	1	28	0
35Isaac Okoro	25	4-4	0-0	3-4	3	0	0	0	0	2	11	0
5Sam Merrill	5	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	-7
20Georges Niang	14	1-5	0-2	0-0	2	2	1	0	0	2	2	-5
24Marcus Morris Sr.	12	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	3	2	0
30Damian Jones	— did not play —												— did not play —
15Isaiah Mobley	— did not play —												— did not play —
8Pete Nance	— did not play —												— did not play —
9Craig Porter Jr.	— did not play —												— did not play —
13Tristan Thompson	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL		42-8847.7%	11-3036.7%	23-2785.2%	36	27	10	2	11	16	118

CLIPPERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
17P.J. TuckerSF	14	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	-9
13Paul GeorgePF	44	10-24	3-9	16-16	11	7	1	1	5	3	39	+9
40Ivica ZubacC	27	7-10	0-0	0-0	11	1	0	0	3	1	14	-10
14Terance MannSG	28	6-6	2-2	0-0	4	3	1	0	2	5	14	-10
1James HardenPG	26	6-11	4-8	6-6	5	5	0	0	2	3	22	-20
0Russell Westbrook	25	3-9	0-2	2-2	7	6	1	1	2	2	8	+18
7Amir Coffey	28	1-6	1-4	0-0	1	1	1	0	0	1	3	+4
24Norman Powell	28	5-13	4-9	0-0	3	0	1	0	0	2	14	+19
44Mason Plumlee	17	3-4	0-0	0-0	5	2	0	0	1	4	6	+9
4Brandon Boston Jr.	— did not play —												— did not play —
21Kobe Brown	— did not play —												— did not play —
5Bones Hyland	— did not play —												— did not play —
22Xavier Moon	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL		41-8448.8%	14-3540.0%	24-24100.0%	48	26	5	2	15	22	120

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st quarterclelac

(11:55) Jump Ball Zubac vs. Allen: Tip to Garland
(11:39) MISS E. Mobley 20' Jump Shot
(11:36) Mann REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:28) MISS Tucker 3PT Jump Shot
(11:25) LeVert REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (11:13) E. Mobley 1' Alley Oop Dunk (2 PTS) (Garland 1 AST)
20
+2 (10:59) Zubac 3' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Harden 1 AST)
22
+2 (10:49) LeVert 8' Turnaround Jump Shot (2 PTS) (E. Mobley 1 AST)
42
(10:36) Allen S.FOUL (P1.T1) (S.Corbin)
+1 (10:36) George Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
43
+1 (10:36) George Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
44
+2 (10:25) Allen 7' Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Strus 1 AST)
64
(10:12) MISS Zubac 4' Turnaround Hook Shot
(10:10) Strus REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (10:04) LeVert 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Strus 2 AST)
94
(9:45) George Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(9:45) Garland STEAL (1 STL)
(9:30) Harden S.FOUL (P1.T1) (Z.Zarba)
+1 (9:30) Strus Free Throw 1 of 3 (1 PTS)
104
+1 (9:30) Strus Free Throw 2 of 3 (2 PTS)
114
+1 (9:30) Strus Free Throw 3 of 3 (3 PTS)
124
(9:21) Zubac Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(9:21) LeVert STEAL (1 STL)
(9:16) MISS Strus 26' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(9:13) Harden REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (9:09) Mann 2' Running Layup (2 PTS) (Harden 2 AST)
126
+2 (8:55) E. Mobley 9' Floating Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Garland 2 AST)
146
+2 (8:43) George 14' Fadeaway Jumper (4 PTS)
148
(8:31) Strus Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(8:31) George STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (8:25) Mann 6' Running Finger Roll Layup (4 PTS)
1410
(8:09) MISS E. Mobley 8' Floating Jump Shot
(8:07) Zubac REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (7:47) Harden 3' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot (2 PTS)
1412
+3 (7:37) Garland 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS)
1712
+3 (7:10) Harden 27' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Mann 1 AST)
1715
(6:43) MISS Garland 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:37) Garland REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (6:32) E. Mobley 2' Dunk (6 PTS) (Garland 3 AST)
1915
(6:31) CLIPPERS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+3 (6:16) Harden 24' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Mann 2 AST)
1918
+2 (5:56) Okoro 2' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Strus 3 AST)
2118
(5:43) MISS Harden 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(5:41) Allen REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:32) MISS Allen 7' Floating Jump Shot
(5:29) George REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:10) MISS Zubac 6' Hook Shot
(5:07) E. Mobley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (4:59) E. Mobley 6' Floating Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Strus 4 AST)
2318
(4:48) MISS George 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(4:46) E. Mobley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(4:39) Harden P.FOUL (P2.T2) (B.Adair)
(4:33) Mann P.FOUL (P1.T3) (Z.Zarba)
(4:24) MISS Garland 18' Pullup Jump Shot
(4:24) George REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(4:24) Merrill S.FOUL (P1.T2) (Z.Zarba)
+1 (4:24) George Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
2319
+1 (4:24) George Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
2320
(4:13) MISS Garland 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:08) Zubac REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (3:58) Westbrook 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS)
2322
+2 (3:38) E. Mobley 6' Floating Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Merrill 1 AST)
2522
(3:38) George S.FOUL (P1.T4) (Z.Zarba)
+1 (3:38) E. Mobley Free Throw 1 of 1 (11 PTS)
2622
(3:25) George Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T3)
(3:25) Merrill STEAL (1 STL)
(3:22) George S.FOUL (P2.PN) (B.Adair)
+1 (3:22) Okoro Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
2722
(3:22) MISS Okoro Free Throw 2 of 2
(3:20) Westbrook REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:16) Okoro S.FOUL (P1.T3) (B.Adair)
+1 (3:16) Westbrook Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
2723
+1 (3:16) Westbrook Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
2724
(3:02) MISS Allen 4' Reverse Layup
(2:59) Westbrook REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(2:56) Westbrook Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T4)
(2:56) Niang STEAL (1 STL)
(2:52) MISS LeVert 27' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(2:46) LeVert REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (2:45) LeVert 2' Putback Layup (7 PTS)
2924
(2:32) MISS George 3' Driving Layup
(2:29) Plumlee REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (2:29) Plumlee Tip Layup Shot (2 PTS)
2926
(2:19) MISS Niang 2' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot
(2:16) George REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+3 (2:12) Powell 3PT Running Jump Shot (3 PTS) (George 1 AST)
2929
+2 (2:01) LeVert 12' Driving Floating Jump Shot (9 PTS)
3129
+2 (1:45) Powell 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup (5 PTS) (Westbrook 1 AST)
3131
(1:28) MISS Allen 10' Floating Jump Shot
(1:26) Plumlee REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (1:17) George 11' Step Back Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Westbrook 2 AST)
3133
+3 (0:58) Strus 27' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Niang 1 AST)
3433
(0:41) Westbrook Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T5)
(0:41) Strus STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (0:33) Strus 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (9 PTS)
3733
(0:16) Plumlee Traveling Turnover (P1.T6)
(0:16) Cavaliers Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(0:00) Tucker S.FOUL (P1.PN) (Z.Zarba)
+1 (0:00) Strus Free Throw 1 of 3 (10 PTS)
3833
+1 (0:00) Strus Free Throw 2 of 3 (11 PTS)
3933
+1 (0:00) Strus Free Throw 3 of 3 (12 PTS)
4033
(0:00) MISS Coffey 62' 3PT Jump Bank Shot
(0:00) CLIPPERS Rebound

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Team Stats

CLE

LAC

118Points120

42-88(47.7%)Field Goal(%)41-84(48.8%)

11-30(36.7%)3-Point(%)14-35(40.0%)

23-27(85.2%)Free Throw(%)24-24(100.0%)

36(7)Rebounds(Offensive)48(11)

27Assists26

10Steals5

2Blocks2

11Turnovers15

16Fouls22

56Pts In The Paint46

15Fast Break Pts20

23Pts Off Turnovers18

15Bench Pts31

26Largest Lead3

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