⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 1:00 · LAL 26-24 CLE
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 18
Q4 2:42 · LAL 103-85 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kobe Bryant misses technical free throw
Q4 10:06 · LAL 80-72 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 7
Q4 6:05 · LAL 91-84 CLE
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Sasha Pavlovic flagrant foul type 1 (Trevor Ariza draws the foul)
Q4 1:38 · LAL 98-85 CLE
📊The numbers
| LAL | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 10 | Threes made | 8 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 7 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 27 | Assists | 19 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 8 |
