⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Made seventeen threes to their six- Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their 21, and were outscored 31-12 off them
- A 14-0 run took them from 1 down to 13 up in the first quarter
- Could not get to the line, eight free throws to their 33
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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 1 down to 13 up
Q1 7:13 · CLE 28-15 LAL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 19
Q1 2:34 · CLE 39-20 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 20-point lead to 28
Q4 11:31 · CLE 107-79 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dean Wade misses free throw flagrant 1 of 2
Q4 10:53 · CLE 103-79 LAL
- Missed FT
Dean Wade misses free throw flagrant 2 of 2
Q4 10:53 · CLE 103-79 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 16
Q3 9:07 · CLE 75-59 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 28-point deficit to 20
Q4 9:41 · CLE 107-87 LAL
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Anthony Davis flagrant foul type 1
Q4 10:53 · CLE 103-79 LAL
📊The numbers
| CLE | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 58% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 17 | Threes made | 6 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 5 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 37 | Assists | 21 |
| 68 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 26 | Fast break points | 26 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 31 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 14 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 0 |
