⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. 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, 16 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 42- A 14-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 18 in the third quarter
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up
Q2 0:16 · LAL 54-51 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q3 7:27 · LAL 63-53 CLE
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 18
Q3 1:41 · LAL 79-61 CLE
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Talen Horton-Tucker flagrant foul type 1
Q3 3:18 · LAL 63-55 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q2 4:22 · LAL 37-47 CLE
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Darius Garland flagrant foul type 1
Q4 10:25 · LAL 76-61 CLE
📊The numbers
| LAL | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 19% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 23 | Assists | 24 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 15 | Steals | 11 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
