⏱️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 third quarter was where it moved most, 5 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
- Go-ahead
Devean George hit a 25-foot three jumper, Kobe Bryant with the assist
Q4 2:47 · LAL 92-90 CLE
- Lead
Kobe Bryant hit a 22-foot jumper
Q4 0:50 · LAL 97-95 CLE
- Winner
Kobe Bryant hit a 20-foot jumper
Q4 0:08 · LAL 99-97 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Lamar Odom misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:53 · LAL 92-92 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q2 2:40 · LAL 46-50 CLE
- Ties it
Zydrunas Ilgauskas hit a 18-foot jumper, LeBron James with the assist
Q4 2:19 · LAL 92-92 CLE
- Ties it
Drew Gooden hit a layup, Zydrunas Ilgauskas with the assist
Q4 0:31 · LAL 97-97 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
LeBron James bad pass
Q4 2:53 · LAL 89-90 CLE
- Missed FT
Eric Snow misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:40 · LAL 93-92 CLE
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:05 · LAL 99-98 CLE
📊The numbers
| LAL | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 3 | Threes made | 6 |
| 19% | Three-point accuracy | 55% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 22 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
