⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 62 points inside to 24- Made three threes to their eleven
- Went cold from three, three of twenty
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
LeBron James lost ball
Q4 2:14 · CLE 89-96 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 1
Q3 11:27 · CLE 63-62 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q3 0:34 · CLE 77-86 LAL
- Steal
Derek Fisher stole it from LeBron James
Q4 2:14 · CLE 89-96 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Derek Fisher misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:32 · CLE 87-93 LAL
- Missed FT
Pau Gasol misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:27 · CLE 89-95 LAL
📊The numbers
| CLE | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 11 | Threes made | 3 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 15% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 22 | Assists | 25 |
| 24 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
