⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Won the second chances, eight offensive rebounds to one- A 15-0 run took them from 11 down to 4 up in the fourth quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q4 9:51 · CLE 78-85 LAL
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 11 down to 4 up
Q4 5:37 · CLE 95-91 LAL
- Winner
Flip Murray hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:03 · CLE 96-95 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Eric Snow bad pass
Q4 1:49 · CLE 95-93 LAL
- Turnover
LeBron James turnover
Q4 1:14 · CLE 95-95 LAL
- Missed FT
Flip Murray misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:03 · CLE 95-95 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q1 3:06 · CLE 13-26 LAL
- Steal
Lamar Odom stole it from Eric Snow
Q4 1:49 · CLE 95-93 LAL
- Ties it
Kobe Bryant hit a 18-foot jumper
Q4 1:32 · CLE 95-95 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Luke Walton bad pass
Q4 4:47 · CLE 85-91 LAL
- Turnover
Kobe Bryant lost ball
Q4 4:20 · CLE 87-91 LAL
- Technical
Kobe Bryant technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 4:18 · CLE 87-91 LAL
📊The numbers
| CLE | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 1 |
| 14 | Assists | 27 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
