⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, 23 free throws to their 37
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 7 down to 4 up
Q3 10:07 · LAL 55-51 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q3 0:33 · LAL 75-69 CLE
- Ties it
Kobe Bryant hit a 16-foot jumper, Luke Walton with the assist
Q4 2:10 · LAL 92-92 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kobe Bryant offensive foul (Larry Hughes draws the foul)
Q4 1:07 · LAL 93-94 CLE
- Turnover
Kobe Bryant turnover
Q4 1:07 · LAL 93-94 CLE
- Turnover
Kobe Bryant lost ball
Q4 0:11 · LAL 95-96 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q4 5:52 · LAL 86-90 CLE
- Winner
LeBron James hit a driving layup
Q4 1:15 · LAL 93-94 CLE
- Steal
Daniel Gibson stole it from Kobe Bryant
Q4 0:11 · LAL 95-96 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:50 · LAL 92-92 CLE
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:50 · LAL 92-92 CLE
- Turnover
Larry Hughes bad pass
Q4 0:13 · LAL 95-96 CLE
📊The numbers
| LAL | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 3 | Threes made | 6 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 64 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 20 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
