⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
0Q124-25
-5Q227-32
+6Q327-24
-13Q420-35
▼ LAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their seventeen, and outscored them 22-5 off them
Key battles
5Points off turnovers22
2Blocks8
17Turnovers8
20Assists34
📊The numbers
| CLE | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 6 | Threes made | 11 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 55% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 20 | Assists | 34 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 5 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 8 |
