⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 38
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q2 9:59 · LAL 40-30 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q2 3:03 · LAL 56-41 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 24
Q3 11:41 · LAL 73-49 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kobe Bryant missed Technical Free Throw.
Q1 4:35 · LAL 16-15 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 14
Q4 3:42 · LAL 113-99 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAL | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 6 | Threes made | 2 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 65 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 31 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 9 | Steals | 15 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
