⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 5 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q3 8:48 · CLE 83-78 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Evan Mobley misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:56 · CLE 112-113 LAL
- Turnover
Jarrett Allen bad pass
Q4 1:22 · CLE 112-115 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- Steal
LeBron James stole it from Jarrett Allen
Q4 1:22 · CLE 112-115 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:35 · CLE 103-109 LAL
- Turnover
Anthony Davis bad pass
Q4 3:19 · CLE 105-111 LAL
- Turnover
D'Angelo Russell out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 2:08 · CLE 110-113 LAL
📊The numbers
| CLE | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 9 | Threes made | 9 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 30 | Assists | 34 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 70 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 13 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 8 |
