⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 3 in the third quarter
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Matt Barnes technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q2 3:42 · LAL 47-38 CLE
- Missed FT
Pau Gasol misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:48 · LAL 92-84 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 7:52 · LAL 10-12 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 10
Q3 7:28 · LAL 69-59 CLE
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 3
Q3 0:34 · LAL 82-79 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Anderson Varejao bad pass
Q4 4:58 · LAL 85-79 CLE
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 4:16 · LAL 85-79 CLE
- Missed FT
Anderson Varejao misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:03 · LAL 89-81 CLE
📊The numbers
| LAL | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 5 | Threes made | 8 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 30 | Assists | 20 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 10 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 0 |
