⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse 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, 60 points inside to 44- A 14-0 run took them from 9 down to 5 up in the third quarter
- Could not get to the line, ten free throws to their 22
- Kept giving it away, 22 turnovers to their fifteen
A 13-0 run took them from 6 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.
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q2 2:00 · LAL 56-54 CLE
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 9 down to 5 up
Q3 2:31 · LAL 90-85 CLE
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q4 7:23 · LAL 100-91 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 6 down to 7 up
Q1 3:23 · LAL 21-28 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
Kevin Love technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 6:33 · LAL 42-46 CLE
📊The numbers
| LAL | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 12 | Threes made | 12 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 24 | Assists | 28 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 10 |
| 6 | Blocks | 1 |
