⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 35 free throws to their sixteen- Went cold from three, four of 22
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 dragged them back level
Q2 11:02 · LAL 32-32 CLE
- Winner
Lamar Odom made 6 ft two point shot.
Q4 2:17 · LAL 88-87 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Chris Mihm missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 4:05 · LAL 84-83 CLE
- Missed FT
Jumaine Jones missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:16 · LAL 95-91 CLE
- Missed FT
Caron Butler missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:09 · LAL 95-94 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- Go-ahead
Eric Snow made 26 ft three point jumper. Assisted by LeBron James.
Q4 2:41 · LAL 86-87 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 3:44 · LAL 84-83 CLE
- Missed FT
Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:25 · LAL 90-87 CLE
- Turnover
Zydrunas Ilgauskas Bad Pass
Q4 0:22 · LAL 92-88 CLE
📊The numbers
| LAL | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 4 | Threes made | 5 |
| 18% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 18 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
