Game ID: 22301132
Cleveland Cavaliers @ LA Clippers
Sunday, April 7, 2024 at 3:30 PM ET
Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, CA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
LAC 33 26 27 34 120CLE 40 40 18 20 118
CLE @ LAC ScoutingCLE @ LAC Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
LAC availability going into 3/31 · 1 day's restOUT Theis missed 3 since 3/25, out tonight
OUT Hyland missed 2 since 3/27, out tonight
OUT Boston missed 3 since 3/25, out tonight
BACK Powell back 3/24 after 3, 28 min since (105% of 26)
BACK Westbrook back 3/25 after 12, 18 min since (80% of 22)
LAC availability going into 4/02 · 1 day's restOUT Theis missed 4 since 3/25, returns tonight: 18 min (106% of 17)
OUT Tucker missed 2 since 3/29, out tonight
OUT Hyland missed 3 since 3/27, returns tonight: 8 min (55% of 14)
OUT Boston missed 4 since 3/25, returns tonight: 21 min (212% of 10)
BACK Powell back 3/24 after 3, 28 min since (104% of 26)
BACK Westbrook back 3/25 after 12, 18 min since (82% of 22)
LAC availability going into 4/04 · 1 day's restOUT Tucker missed 3 since 3/29, returns tonight: 17 min (111% of 15)
BACK Westbrook back 3/25 after 12, 19 min since (87% of 22)
BACK Theis back 4/02 after 4, 18 min since (106% of 17)
BACK Hyland back 4/02 after 3, 8 min since (55% of 14)
BACK Boston back 4/02 after 4, 21 min since (212% of 10)
LAC availability going into 4/05 · back-to-backOUT Leonard missed 2 since 4/02, out tonight
BACK Theis back 4/02 after 4, 18 min since (106% of 17)
BACK Tucker back 4/04 after 3, 17 min since (111% of 15)
BACK Hyland back 4/02 after 3, 8 min since (55% of 14)
BACK Boston back 4/02 after 4, 21 min since (212% of 10)
LAC availability going into 4/07 · 1 day's restOUT Leonard missed 3 since 4/02, out tonight
BACK Theis back 4/02 after 4, 17 min since (103% of 17)
BACK Tucker back 4/04 after 3, 15 min since (102% of 15)
BACK Hyland back 4/02 after 3, 7 min since (54% of 14)
BACK Boston back 4/02 after 4, 14 min since (142% of 10)
LAC availability going into 4/09 · 1 day's restOUT Leonard missed 4 since 4/02, out tonight
BACK Theis back 4/02 after 4, 17 min since (103% of 17)
BACK Tucker back 4/04 after 3, 15 min since (100% of 15)
BACK Hyland back 4/02 after 3, 7 min since (54% of 14)
BACK Boston back 4/02 after 4, 14 min since (142% of 10)
LAC availability going into 4/10 · back-to-backOUT Leonard missed 5 since 4/02, out tonight
OUT Theis missed 2 since 4/07, returns tonight: 10 min (57% of 17)
BACK Tucker back 4/04 after 3, 15 min since (100% of 15)
BACK Hyland back 4/02 after 3, 11 min since (78% of 14)
BACK Boston back 4/02 after 4, 10 min since (98% of 10)
NEW Coffey 21 to 28 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 4/12 · 1 day's restOUT Harden missed 2 since 4/09, returns tonight: 10 min (29% of 35)
OUT Leonard missed 6 since 4/02, out tonight
BACK Theis back 4/10 after 2, 10 min since (57% of 17)
BACK Tucker back 4/04 after 3, 17 min since (114% of 15)
NEW Westbrook 22 to 28 min over the last 4
NEW Coffey 21 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Hyland 14 to 23 min over the last 3
NEW Boston 10 to 16 min over the last 3
LAC availability going into 4/14 · 1 day's restOUT Leonard missed 7 since 4/02, out tonight
BACK Harden back 4/12 after 2, 10 min since (29% of 35)
BACK Theis back 4/10 after 2, 18 min since (108% of 17)
NEW Coffey 21 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Hyland 14 to 24 min over the last 4
NEW Boston 10 to 18 min over the last 4
CLE availability going into 3/31 · 1 day's restOUT Wade missed 11 since 3/10, out tonight
BACK Mitchell back 3/29 after 6, 32 min since (90% of 36)
BACK Strus back 3/27 after 12, 26 min since (79% of 33)
BACK Eva. Mobley back 3/24 after 9, 27 min since (85% of 32)
NEW Niang 21 to 28 min over the last 5
NEW Merrill 17 to 25 min over the last 5
CLE availability going into 4/02 · 1 day's restOUT Wade missed 12 since 3/10, out tonight
OUT Porter Jr. missed 2 since 3/29, out tonight
BACK Mitchell back 3/29 after 6, 32 min since (88% of 36)
BACK Strus back 3/27 after 12, 26 min since (81% of 33)
BACK Eva. Mobley back 3/24 after 9, 27 min since (86% of 32)
NEW Merrill 17 to 23 min over the last 5
CLE availability going into 4/03 · back-to-backOUT Okoro missed 2 since 3/31, out tonight
OUT Wade missed 13 since 3/10, out tonight
OUT Porter Jr. missed 3 since 3/29, out tonight
BACK Mitchell back 3/29 after 6, 32 min since (88% of 36)
BACK Strus back 3/27 after 12, 28 min since (86% of 33)
NEW Merrill 17 to 24 min over the last 5
CLE availability going into 4/06 · 2 days' restOUT Okoro missed 3 since 3/31, out tonight
OUT Wade missed 14 since 3/10, out tonight
OUT Porter Jr. missed 4 since 3/29, returns tonight: 2 min (13% of 13)
BACK Mitchell back 3/29 after 6, 34 min since (94% of 36)
BACK Strus back 3/27 after 12, 30 min since (92% of 33)
CLE availability going into 4/07 · back-to-backOUT Okoro missed 4 since 3/31, returns tonight: 25 min (95% of 26)
OUT Wade missed 15 since 3/10, out tonight
BACK Mitchell back 3/29 after 6, 35 min since (97% of 36)
BACK Porter Jr. back 4/06 after 4, 2 min since (13% of 13)
CLE availability going into 4/10 · 2 days' restOUT Wade missed 16 since 3/10, out tonight
BACK Okoro back 4/07 after 4, 25 min since (95% of 26)
BACK Porter Jr. back 4/06 after 4, 2 min since (13% of 13)
CLE availability going into 4/12 · 1 day's restOUT Wade missed 17 since 3/10, out tonight
OUT Thompson missed 2 since 4/07, out tonight
BACK Okoro back 4/07 after 4, 26 min since (98% of 26)
BACK Porter Jr. back 4/06 after 4, 2 min since (13% of 13)
CLE availability going into 4/14 · 1 day's restOUT Wade missed 18 since 3/10, out tonight
OUT Merrill missed 2 since 4/10, out tonight
OUT Morris Sr. missed 2 since 4/10, returns tonight: 19 min (125% of 15)
OUT Thompson missed 3 since 4/07, returns tonight: 12 min (110% of 11)
BACK Okoro back 4/07 after 4, 26 min since (97% of 26)
BACK Porter Jr. back 4/06 after 4, 2 min since (13% of 13)
CLE availability going into 4/20 · 5 days' restOUT Wade missed 19 since 3/10, out tonight
OUT Merrill missed 3 since 4/10, returns tonight: 4 min (25% of 17)
BACK Okoro back 4/07 after 4, 27 min since (100% of 26)
BACK Morris Sr. back 4/14 after 2, 19 min since (125% of 15)
BACK Porter Jr. back 4/06 after 4, 4 min since (34% of 13)
BACK Thompson back 4/14 after 3, 12 min since (110% of 11)
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Clippers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 105, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 25 free throws a game; George at 23 and Zubac at 15 a game. Without Leonard (3 straight). One day's rest. Cleveland comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 119, shooting 49 percent and 36 from three, 18 free throws a game; Eva. Mobley at 18 and LeVert at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Okoro (4 straight), Wade (15 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: The Clippers win, and the game turns on the defense, the Clippers allowing 105 a night to Cleveland's 119 and the line, where the Clippers take 25 free throws a game to Cleveland's 18. Call it the Clippers 116, Cleveland 108.
3/31 @ CHA 130-118 — LAC notes
LAC won 130-118. LAC shot 57% (43 of 75) to CHA's 50%, 14 of 29 from three, and went to the line 34 times to CHA's 11 — 30 points from the stripe to their 7. The glass went 41-31 for them. George led with 41 (14 of 21, 8 of 12 from three); Zubac added 24, Leonard 23. The hinge was Q1, 31-25: from level to 6 ahead, and the lead reached 19. Powell was the night's best plus/minus at +12.
4/02 @ SAC 95-109 — LAC notes
LAC lost 95-109. LAC shot 41% (31 of 76) to SAC's 42%, 11 of 27 from three. LAC turned it over 15 times to SAC's 10, and SAC turned those into 10 steals. The glass went 38-56 against them. Westbrook led with 20 (7 of 14, 2 of 3 from three); George added 18, Powell 17. Q4 was theirs, 25-18, the deficit cut from 21 to 14, but the other 3 periods went 91-70 against them. Coffey's -18 in 24 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/04 vs DEN 102-100 — LAC notes
LAC won 102-100. LAC shot 38% (34 of 90) to DEN's 43%, 7 of 33 from three, and went to the line 32 times to DEN's 25 — 27 points from the stripe to their 17. LAC turned it over 6 times to DEN's 13. George led with 28 (10 of 21, 2 of 6 from three, 6 of 8 at the line); Harden added 20, Zubac 14. The hinge was Q2, 33-18: LAC came in trailing by 11 and left it ahead by 4. Coffey was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
4/05 vs UTA 131-102 — LAC notes
LAC won 131-102. LAC shot 56% (51 of 91) to UTA's 38%, 13 of 35 from three, and got to the line 18 times to UTA's 29. Mann led with 19 (8 of 9); Powell added 18, Westbrook 17. The hinge was Q1, 41-16: from level to 25 ahead, and the lead reached 38. Mann was the night's best plus/minus at +23.
4/07 vs CLE 120-118 — LAC notes
LAC won 120-118. LAC shot 49% (41 of 84) to CLE's 48%, 14 of 35 from three. The glass went 48-36 for them. George led with 39 (10 of 24, 3 of 9 from three, 16 of 16 at the line); Harden added 22, Mann 14. The hinge was Q4, 34-20: LAC came in trailing by 12 and left it ahead by 2. LAC trailed 59-80 at the half and won the second half 61-38. Powell was the night's best plus/minus at +19.
4/09 @ PHX — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Phoenix comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 108, shooting 47 percent and 39 from three, 20 free throws a game; Booker at 29 and Durant at 25 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. One day's rest. The Clippers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 109, shooting 48 percent and 37 from three, 27 free throws a game; George at 28 and Powell at 15 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Leonard (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: Phoenix wins, and the game turns on the line, where the Clippers take 27 free throws a game to Phoenix's 20 and the turnovers, Phoenix giving it away 15 times a game to the Clippers' 12. Call it Phoenix 113, the Clippers 112, the Clippers keeping it close.
4/10 vs PHX — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Clippers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 104, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 22 free throws a game; George at 24 and Harden at 15 a game. That is 4 straight wins. They have won the glass by 5 a night. Without Leonard (5 straight), Theis (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Phoenix comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 103, shooting 44 percent and 37 from three, 23 free throws a game; Booker at 28 and Durant at 24 a game. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: The Clippers win, and the game turns on the glass, where the Clippers have been plus-5 a night and Phoenix minus-1. Call it the Clippers 112, Phoenix 109, Phoenix keeping it close.
4/12 vs UTA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Clippers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 107, shooting 47 percent and 35 from three, 19 free throws a game; George at 26 and Harden at 18 a game. They have won the glass by 8 a night. Without Harden (2 straight), Leonard (6 straight). One day's rest. Utah comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 122, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 22 free throws a game; Horton-Tucker at 17 and Sexton at 15 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: The Clippers win, and the game turns on the glass, where the Clippers have been plus-8 a night and Utah minus-5 and the defense, the Clippers allowing 107 a night to Utah's 122. Call it the Clippers 120, Utah 109, the Clippers by 11.
4/14 vs HOU — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Clippers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 109, shooting 49 percent and 36 from three, 16 free throws a game; George at 22 and Hyland at 17 a game. They have won the glass by 8 a night. Without Leonard (7 straight). One day's rest. Houston comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 121, shooting 46 percent and 38 from three, 24 free throws a game; VanVleet at 29 and Ja. Green at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. One day's rest.
So: The Clippers win, and the game turns on the glass, where the Clippers have been plus-8 a night and Houston minus-7 and the defense, the Clippers allowing 109 a night to Houston's 121. Call it the Clippers 117, Houston 113, Houston keeping it close.
3/31 @ DEN 101-130 — CLE notes
CLE lost 101-130. CLE shot 46% (38 of 82) to DEN's 57%, 8 of 25 from three, and went to the line 21 times to DEN's 13 — 17 points from the stripe to their 9. The glass went 28-51 against them. Mobley led with 23 (9 of 10); Allen added 19, LeVert 15. Q1 was theirs, 26-30, but the other 3 periods went 100-75 against them. Mitchell's -27 in 31 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/02 @ UTA 129-113 — CLE notes
CLE won 129-113. CLE shot 54% (46 of 85) to UTA's 48%, 16 of 39 from three, and went to the line 24 times to UTA's 18 — 21 points from the stripe to their 15. CLE turned it over 13 times to UTA's 19. LeVert led with 26 (9 of 13, 2 of 3 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); Allen added 21, Mobley 21. The hinge was Q1, 40-25: from level to 15 ahead, and the lead reached 24. Allen was the night's best plus/minus at +26.
4/03 @ PHX 101-122 — CLE notes
CLE lost 101-122. CLE shot 47% (39 of 83) to PHX's 51%, 7 of 26 from three. Mitchell led with 24 (8 of 17, 2 of 7 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Allen added 20, Mobley 20. Q3 was theirs, 30-26, the deficit cut from 25 to 21, but the other 3 periods went 96-71 against them. Niang's -21 in 11 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/06 @ LAL 97-116 — CLE notes
CLE lost 97-116. CLE took 10 more shots (90 to 80), fed by 11 offensive rebounds, but shot 43% to LAL's 56%, 11 of 35 from three. Garland led with 26 (11 of 25, 4 of 9 from three); LeVert added 21, Allen 12. Q1 was theirs, 33-36, but the other 3 periods went 80-64 against them. Merrill's -20 in 12 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/07 @ LAC 118-120 — CLE notes
CLE lost 118-120. CLE shot 48% (42 of 88) to LAC's 49%, 11 of 30 from three. The glass went 36-48 against them. Garland led with 28 (10 of 22, 4 of 8 from three); Strus added 20, Mobley 20. Q2 was theirs, 40-26, but the other 3 periods went 94-78 against them. They led by as many as 26.
4/10 vs MEM — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 120, shooting 48 percent and 34 from three, 21 free throws a game; Eva. Mobley at 18 and LeVert at 18 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Wade (16 straight). 2 days' rest. Memphis comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 102 a night and allowing 103, shooting 43 percent and 30 from three, 18 free throws a game; Jackson at 14 and Clarke at 12 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Aldama (4 straight), Kennard (3 straight), Stevens (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Memphis has been plus-5 a night and Cleveland minus-7 and the defense, Memphis allowing 103 a night to Cleveland's 120. Call it Cleveland 111, Memphis 108, Memphis keeping it close.
4/12 vs IND — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 114, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 22 free throws a game; Mitchell at 21 and LeVert at 19 a game. Without Wade (17 straight). One day's rest. Indiana comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 115, shooting 51 percent and 35 from three, 19 free throws a game; Haliburton at 20 and Siakam at 19 a game. That is 3 straight wins. 2 days' rest.
So: Indiana wins, on the road, and the game turns on the turnovers, Cleveland giving it away 14 times a game to Indiana's 10. Call it Indiana 117, Cleveland 116, Cleveland keeping it close.
4/14 vs CHA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 115, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 22 free throws a game; Mitchell at 24 and Garland at 20 a game. Without Wade (18 straight), Merrill (2 straight), Morris Sr. (2 straight). One day's rest. Charlotte comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 122, shooting 50 percent and 41 from three, 20 free throws a game; Miller at 20 and Bridges at 16 a game. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Cleveland has been minus-3 a night and Charlotte minus-8 and the arc, Charlotte at 41 percent from three to Cleveland's 36. Call it Cleveland 117, Charlotte 110.
4/20 vs ORL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 115, shooting 47 percent and 40 from three, 20 free throws a game; Mitchell at 24 and Garland at 22 a game. Without Wade (19 straight), Merrill (3 straight). 5 days' rest. Orlando comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 109, shooting 47 percent and 32 from three, 22 free throws a game; Banchero at 23 and F. Wagner at 22 a game. 5 days' rest.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the arc, Cleveland at 40 percent from three to Orlando's 32 and the glass, where Orlando has been plus-2 a night and Cleveland minus-2. Call it Cleveland 112, Orlando 110, Orlando keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
CLECL C. LeVert
DG D. Garland
EM E. Mobley
GN G. Niang
IO I. Okoro
JA J. Allen
MM M. Morris Sr.
MS M. Strus
SM S. Merrill
LACAC A. Coffey
IZ I. Zubac
JH J. Harden
MP M. Plumlee
NP N. Powell
PG P. George
PT P. Tucker
RW R. Westbrook
TM T. Mann
CLE/LAC the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
George scores 39 points and leads late revival as Clippers beat Cavaliers 120-118 for 50th win
LOS ANGELES -- — Paul George scored 23 of his 39 points in the fourth quarter, James Harden added 22 and the Los Angeles Clippers rallied to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 120-118 on Sunday for their 50th victory.
Los Angeles overcame a 26-point deficit for the third-largest comeback victory in franchise history.
“These situations aren't ideal, but it's nice when posed with these challenges we come together,” George said. “We really just dug down. That second half was special. Everyone was locked in defensively.”
Terance Mann hit a tying 3-pointer and Amir Coffey followed with a 3 to give the Clippers their first lead since late in the first quarter, 118-115.
“I can't take credit for none of it without them,” said George, who also had 11 rebounds and seven assists. “Those guys hit the biggest shots of the afternoon.”
Jarrett Allen completed a three-point play for Cleveland to tie it at 118. After a timeout, George hit a jumper for a 120-118 lead with seven seconds left. He made all 16 of his free throws, too.
“We were within striking range and my aggression just got higher,” George said. “It was just the will to win at that point.”
Darius Garland drove the lane and got blocked by Paul, but the Cavs got the offensive rebound. Max Strus put up a desperation shot from the right corner, falling down by the Clippers bench as it missed with time expired.
“The opportunity was there for us,” Cavs coach J.B. Bickerstaff said. “We just couldn't make enough shots in the second half.”
The Clippers reached the 50-win mark for the first time since 2016-17 when they had 51. They did it without Kawhi Leonard , who missed his fourth straight game because of inflammation in his right knee.
“To get to 50 wins from where we started, that's huge,” Clippers coach Tyronn Lue said, referring to the team's six-game skid in November.
The Cavs outplayed the Clippers for the better part of three quarters, pushing the advantage to 26 in the third.
That's when the Clippers started to come alive.
They outscored the Cavs 29-6 over the end of the third and start of the fourth, capped by five straight points from George on a 3-pointer and two free throws, to trail 100-97.
Six Cavs were in double figures, including all five starters. Garland scored 28 points . Strus and Evan Mobley added 20 points each, Caris LeVert had 18 starting in place of All-Star Donovan Mitchell and Allen finished with 17 points and 10 rebounds.
Mitchell, who has been slowed by an injured left knee for weeks, sat out a day after the Cavs' 19-point loss to the Lakers. The sliding Cavs are doing what they can to manage Mitchell's injury as they gear up for the playoffs.
Cleveland extended its lead to 26 points in the third. Allen had 10 points in the period, including eight of their first 15. He scored back-to-back for a 94-68 lead.
The Clippers closed the third on an 18-4 run, led by eight from Ivica Zubac , to trail 98-86 going into the fourth.
The Cavs led 80-59 at halftime after shooting 60% from the floor and scoring 40 points in each quarter. Their 80 points were a season high in a half. They had runs of 10-0, 6-0 and 8-0 in the second as four of their starters had at least 15 points at the break.
“We knew that first half wasn't us,” George said. “There was no defense being played at all on our behalf.”
Lue said he wasn’t sure whether Leonard would be back for Tuesday’s game at Phoenix.
“I don’t have a level of concern,” he said.
UP NEXT
Cavaliers: Host Memphis on Wednesday night to open final regular-season homestand.
Clippers: At Phoenix on Tuesday night. They're 25-15 on the road.