⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 9 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 second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
They went cold, seven of 27 from three- A 13-0 run took them from 6 down to 7 up in the fourth quarter
- Could not get to the line, 26 free throws to their 40
- Lost the glass, 43 rebounds to 54
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q1 7:05 · CLE 19-14 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q2 8:00 · CLE 39-31 LAL
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 6 down to 7 up
Q4 7:58 · CLE 89-82 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 2:21 · CLE 90-85 LAL
- Missed FT
Kyrie Irving misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:43 · CLE 90-85 LAL
- Turnover
Kyrie Irving lost ball turnover
Q4 0:39 · CLE 94-89 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- Steal
Antawn Jamison stole it from Kyrie Irving
Q4 0:39 · CLE 94-89 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dwight Howard misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:50 · CLE 86-81 LAL
- Turnover
Metta World Peace traveling
Q4 2:46 · CLE 90-85 LAL
📊The numbers
| CLE | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 11 | Threes made | 7 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 63 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 24 | Assists | 11 |
| 28 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
