⏱️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 first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Lost the glass, 38 rebounds to 48
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q1 4:37 · CLE 25-15 LAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q2 1:21 · CLE 53-46 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q4 5:52 · CLE 91-82 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ramon Sessions bad pass
Q4 0:47 · CLE 96-91 LAL
- Missed FT
Ramon Sessions misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:33 · CLE 98-95 LAL
- Missed FT
Jamario Moon misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:05 · CLE 103-99 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q3 2:10 · CLE 72-71 LAL
- Steal
Lamar Odom stole it from Ramon Sessions
Q4 0:47 · CLE 96-91 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q4 2:17 · CLE 96-93 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Kobe Bryant technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 5:37 · CLE 11-11 LAL
- Technical
Andrew Bynum technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 9:56 · CLE 76-73 LAL
📊The numbers
| CLE | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 5 | Threes made | 5 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 28 | Assists | 22 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
