⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q1 10:28 · CLE 9-6 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q1 4:08 · CLE 31-17 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Caris LeVert bad pass
Q4 4:51 · CLE 111-117 LAL
- Turnover
Evan Mobley out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 4:34 · CLE 111-119 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q2 2:32 · CLE 60-67 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CLE | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 56% |
| 14 | Threes made | 12 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 29 | Assists | 34 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 64 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 3 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
