⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers fell 14 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 50 points inside to 30- A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up in the first quarter
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up
Q1 0:01 · CLE 38-31 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses technical free throw
Q1 0:28 · CLE 23-31 LAL
- Missed FT
Kevin Love misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:33 · CLE 109-105 LAL
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:03 · CLE 109-105 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 11:11 · CLE 2-8 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jordan Clarkson bad pass
Q4 4:26 · CLE 108-102 LAL
📊The numbers
| CLE | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 15 | Threes made | 16 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 30 | Assists | 30 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 3 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
