⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
A 16-0 run took them from 11 down to 5 up in the third 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
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 11 down to 5 up
Q3 1:54 · CLE 83-78 LAL
- Ties it
LeBron James hit a 17-foot jumper
Q4 2:47 · CLE 90-90 LAL
- Winner
LeBron James hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:44 · CLE 91-90 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 0:28 · CLE 92-90 LAL
- Turnover
Zydrunas Ilgauskas bad pass
Q4 0:11 · CLE 92-90 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- Steal
Andrew Bynum stole it from Zydrunas Ilgauskas
Q4 0:11 · CLE 92-90 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Andrew Bynum misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:11 · CLE 92-90 LAL
- Missed FT
Andrew Bynum misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:11 · CLE 92-90 LAL
📊The numbers
| CLE | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 3 | Threes made | 2 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 13% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 68 | Rebounds | 66 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 15 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
