⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q1 3:01 · LAL 19-21 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Gary Payton missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 4:03 · LAL 77-72 CLE
- Missed FT
Gary Payton missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:59 · LAL 83-77 CLE
- Missed FT
Brian Cook missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:40 · LAL 86-79 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 7:58 · LAL 4-12 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 2:27 · LAL 38-38 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 8:48 · LAL 50-50 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Eric Williams Lost Ball. Stolen by Brian Cook.
Q4 4:37 · LAL 75-72 CLE
- Turnover
Zydrunas Ilgauskas Lost Ball. Stolen by Devean George.
Q4 4:05 · LAL 77-72 CLE
📊The numbers
| LAL | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 33% |
| 1 | Threes made | 2 |
| 14% | Three-point accuracy | 14% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 65 | Rebounds | 64 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 15 | Assists | 11 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
