⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their fifteen- Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 32
- Kept giving it away, fifteen turnovers to their three, and outscored them 15-2 off them
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q1 1:11 · CLE 31-24 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q3 5:57 · CLE 71-66 LAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q4 9:22 · CLE 96-87 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Tristan Thompson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 6:38 · CLE 63-63 LAL
- Turnover
Jordan Clarkson lost ball turnover
Q4 4:04 · CLE 99-94 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 7:28 · CLE 37-37 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 3:41 · CLE 74-74 LAL
- Ties it
LeBron James hit a 28-foot three jumper
Q4 2:56 · CLE 99-99 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Lonzo Ball steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 3:58 · CLE 99-94 LAL
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:45 · CLE 99-101 LAL
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:19 · CLE 102-104 LAL
📊The numbers
| CLE | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 13 | Threes made | 9 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 18 | Assists | 23 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 2 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 3 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 3 | Steals | 2 |
| 2 | Blocks | 9 |
