⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 19 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Made eighteen threes to their five- They went cold, five of 33 from three
- A 15-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 19 in the first quarter
- Could not get to the line, 22 free throws to their 37
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 cut a 24-point deficit to 13
Q3 3:00 · CLE 85-98 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
C.J. Miles misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:31 · CLE 103-111 LAL
- Turnover
Dion Waiters bad pass
Q4 3:12 · CLE 103-111 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 10:08 · CLE 4-10 LAL
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 19
Q1 5:05 · CLE 15-34 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 25
Q1 0:01 · CLE 17-42 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 3:31 · CLE 101-111 LAL
- Turnover
Steve Blake bad pass
Q4 2:10 · CLE 106-114 LAL
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 1:27 · CLE 106-114 LAL
📊The numbers
| CLE | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 5 | Threes made | 18 |
| 15% | Three-point accuracy | 49% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 67 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 27 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 24 | Assists | 35 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
