⏱️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
▲ CLE better than we expected
+4Q135-25
+4Q229-22
-2Q329-27
-12Q427-37
▼ LAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
11Free throws made22
26Assists16
1Blocks3
7Turnovers11
📊The numbers
| CLE | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 13 | Threes made | 13 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 26 | Assists | 16 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
