⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 55 free throws to their 42
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 took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q2 0:31 · LAL 58-56 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
Andrew Bynum technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 10:18 · LAL 33-31 CLE
- Turnover
Kobe Bryant double dribble
Q4 3:23 · LAL 101-100 CLE
- Turnover
Kobe Bryant bad pass
Q4 2:51 · LAL 101-102 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q3 6:15 · LAL 70-76 CLE
- Steal
LeBron James stole it from Kobe Bryant
Q4 2:51 · LAL 101-102 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Larry Hughes offensive foul (Brian Cook draws the foul)
Q4 1:16 · LAL 103-107 CLE
- Turnover
Larry Hughes turnover
Q4 1:16 · LAL 103-107 CLE
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:20 · LAL 108-110 CLE
📊The numbers
| LAL | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 7 | Threes made | 3 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 41 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 21 | Assists | 13 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
