⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
They went cold, seven of 34 from three
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q4 1:18 · LAL 95-98 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
Lance Stephenson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 6:40 · LAL 35-39 CLE
- Missed FT
Kyle Kuzma misses free throw 2 of 3
Q4 1:44 · LAL 86-93 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q3 10:14 · LAL 50-59 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tristan Thompson offensive foul
Q4 1:51 · LAL 85-93 CLE
- Turnover
Tristan Thompson turnover
Q4 1:51 · LAL 85-93 CLE
- Missed FT
Alec Burks misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:00 · LAL 95-100 CLE
📊The numbers
| LAL | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 7 | Threes made | 8 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 21 | Assists | 18 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
