Cleveland Cavaliers: What we learned from a narrow OT win over the Clippers
The Cleveland Cavaliers continue to find interesting ways to win games they don’t deserve to.
This time they pulled out a 118-113 overtime win over the Los Angeles Clippers after not leading at all in regulation. The Cleveland Cavaliers trailed by as much as 15 points in the second half and trailed by 10 or more in every quarter.
LeBron James was sensational again with 39 points on 65.4% shooting from the field and was 4 for 9 from three. He also added 14 boards, 6 assists, and a steal. James hit two clutch threes in the final minutes of regulation to send the game to overtime. LeBron followed that up by knocking down the game-clinching shot with under a minute to play in overtime. It was truly a remarkable performance.
.@KingJames's sons joined in on his postgame chat with @FSOAllieOop after the @cavs' OT win and offered their evaluation of his performance. pic.twitter.com/lIBnpgIAia
— Bally Sports Cincinnati (@BallySportsCIN) November 18, 2017
Dwyane Wade turned back the clock with 19 first-half points. He finished with 23 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists, a steal, and 2 timely blocks. Kevin Love secured the win with two critical three-pointers in overtime. He put up 25 points on 9 of 18 shooting with 8 boards.
Blake Griffin led the Clippers in scoring with 23 points and 12 rebounds. DeAndre Jordan couldn’t be stopped in the paint and finished with 20 points and 22 boards with 7 coming on the offensive end.
The Cavs season hasn’t gone as scripted given the number of injuries they’ve already sustained, but they still find ways to scratch out wins. Here’s what we learned from Cleveland’s fourth straight victory.