⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 4 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Made eighteen threes to their nine- They went cold, nine of 35 from three
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 11-point deficit to 3
Q1 3:16 · LAL 28-31 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q2 7:59 · LAL 41-39 CLE
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 2
Q3 5:06 · LAL 75-77 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q1 6:21 · LAL 14-29 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q2 5:59 · LAL 44-51 CLE
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 12
Q3 1:32 · LAL 78-90 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Donovan Mitchell lost ball turnover
Q4 2:56 · LAL 104-112 CLE
- Missed FT
Jarrett Allen misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 2:28 · LAL 107-114 CLE
📊The numbers
| LAL | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 9 | Threes made | 18 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 26 | Assists | 32 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 8 |
