⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, thirteen of seventeen from three- Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 35
- Burned in transition, 5 fast break points to 17
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 2
Q3 5:48 · LAL 80-82 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q4 10:21 · LAL 100-96 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Pau Gasol bad pass
Q4 4:37 · LAL 102-108 CLE
- Missed FT
Pau Gasol misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:34 · LAL 105-112 CLE
- Missed FT
Pau Gasol misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:34 · LAL 105-112 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 8:34 · LAL 8-14 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q3 10:36 · LAL 65-70 CLE
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q4 8:48 · LAL 100-108 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kyrie Irving misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:34 · LAL 113-117 CLE
- Missed FT
Tristan Thompson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:16 · LAL 116-118 CLE
- Missed FT
Tristan Thompson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:09 · LAL 116-119 CLE
📊The numbers
| LAL | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 13 | Threes made | 13 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 76% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 35 | Assists | 27 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
