⏱️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 second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 32 fast break points to 14- A 19-0 run took them from 4 down to 15 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 0:05 · LAL 43-33 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q2 10:04 · LAL 51-35 CLE
- 19-0 run
A 19-0 run took them from 4 down to 15 up
Q3 5:21 · LAL 88-73 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q2 4:06 · LAL 61-56 CLE
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 10:57 · LAL 67-67 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAL | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 16 | Threes made | 11 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 30 | Assists | 24 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 32 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Steals | 11 |
| 11 | Blocks | 3 |
