⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 36 free throws to their 21- A 17-0 run took them from 3 down to 14 up 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 9
Q4 3:52 · LAL 100-109 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
Dennis Schroder technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 5:38 · LAL 92-104 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 6 down to 5 up
Q3 11:08 · LAL 66-71 CLE
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run took them from 3 down to 14 up
Q3 3:28 · LAL 80-94 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAL | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 8 | Threes made | 8 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 32 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 24 | Assists | 19 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
