⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their four- Lived at the line, 27 free throws to their twelve
- Kept giving it away, 22 turnovers to their sixteen
- Gave up second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to their seven
A 12-0 run cut a 32-point deficit to 20 in the fourth 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q1 9:11 · LAL 15-4 CLE
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 20
Q3 10:44 · LAL 69-49 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 22
Q4 10:14 · LAL 96-74 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
Dwight Howard technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q1 6:35 · LAL 17-9 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 32-point deficit to 20
Q4 3:02 · LAL 113-93 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAL | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 58% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 13 | Threes made | 4 |
| 52% | Three-point accuracy | 19% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 32 | Assists | 24 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
