⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 42 points inside to 26- Gave up second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to their six
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
- Winner
LeBron James hit a driving layup
Q4 0:40 · CLE 89-87 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
LeBron James bad pass
Q4 1:40 · CLE 87-85 LAL
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:21 · CLE 90-87 LAL
- Missed FT
Anderson Varejao misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:04 · CLE 93-87 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 11:45 · CLE 0-9 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q1 3:15 · CLE 16-27 LAL
- Ties it
Kobe Bryant hit a 19-foot jumper
Q4 1:31 · CLE 87-87 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Pau Gasol misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:24 · CLE 89-87 LAL
- Missed FT
Pau Gasol misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:24 · CLE 89-87 LAL
📊The numbers
| CLE | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 6 | Threes made | 8 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 21 | Assists | 18 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 3 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
