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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Grizzlies | 32 | 20 | 30 | 29 | 111 |
 Cavaliers | 28 | 38 | 27 | 23 | 116 |
MEMTeam statsCLE| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEM | 43-8451.2% | 13-2356.5% | 12-1485.7% | 36 | 31 | 12 |
| CLE | 42-7556.0% | 11-2445.8% | 21-2391.3% | 31 | 24 | 10 |
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Cleveland Cavaliers116| 39 | 34 | 13-22 | 0-3 | 8-8 | 0 | 0 | −5 | +7.9 | ||||||
| 34 | 17 | 6-8 | 4-5 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | +8 | +5.7 | ||||||
| 30 | 20 | 7-12 | 3-4 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | +4.7 | |||||
| 22 | 5 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −2.7 | ||
| 14 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −13 | −3.5 | |||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 32 | 9 | 3-7 | 3-6 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +16 | +0.4 | |||||
| 25 | 16 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 0 | +10 | +4.1 | |||||||
| 24 | 9 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 3-3 | 0 | +3 | +3.0 | ||||||
| 14 | 6 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −1.7 | |||
| 6 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | −2.3 | |||
| Team | 116 | 42-7556.0% | 11-2445.8% | 31 | 24 | 10 | 14 | 21-2391.3% | 1 | 8 | 7 | |||
Bench 40 points on 15 for 28 shooting
Did not play: Ante Zizic, London Perrantes and John Holland (coach’s decision).
Memphis Grizzlies111| 41 | 27 | 12-23 | 1-4 | 2-3 | 0 | +8 | +3.2 | |||||||
| 39 | 31 | 10-20 | 5-7, Season high (his best before, 4) | 6-6 | 0 | −5 | +14.3 | |||||||
| 32 | 16 | 7-13 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | −14 | +1.6 | |||||||
| 28 | 9 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −2.9 | |||||
| 26 | 5 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −10 | −2.6 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 21 | 7 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −3.4 | |||||
| 20 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −4.3 | ||||||
| 18 | 12 | 4-6 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | +14 | +5.9 | ||||
| 16 | 4 | 2-7 | 0-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −9 | −3.8 | |||||
| Team | 111 | 43-8451.2% | 13-2356.5% | 36 | 31 | 12 | 19 | 12-1485.7% | 6 | 6 | 4 | |||
Bench 23 points on 9 for 20 shooting
Did not play: Deyonta Davis, Vincent Hunter, Ivan Rabb and Kobi Simmons (coach’s decision).
Cavaliers116Grizzlies111ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
LeBron James had 34 points (9 during a 12-0 run in the second quarter) and 12 assists, and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Memphis Grizzlies 116-111 for their 11th straight win.
James’ layup put the Cavaliers ahead for good with 1:22 left in the fourth quarter.
The Grizzlies got within 114-111 on Dillon Brooks’ 2 free throws with 28 seconds to play, but James answered with a 23-foot step-back jumper, and the Grizzlies got no closer.
James’ driving layup with 34.9 seconds left made it 113-109, and his 23-foot step-back jumper with 5.3 seconds left put it away at 116-111.
Kevin Love had 20 points (8 in the first quarter) and 11 rebounds. James scored 15 of his 34 points in the fourth quarter. James assisted on 5 of Love’s 7 baskets.
For the Grizzlies, Tyreke Evans had 31 points and 12 assists, and Marc Gasol added 27 points and 3 steals.
The Cavaliers shot 56.0% from the field to the Grizzlies’ 51.2%. The Grizzlies forced 11 turnovers, about 4 fewer than usual for this many possessions. The Cavaliers’ starters were outscored 41-28 in 14 minutes together.
Cleveland CavaliersMemphis GrizzliesPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
95 points from the field on 75 shots: 15.4 more than the league scores from the same zones.
Point at a shooter to see his shots light up; click for his shots alone.
| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 22-27 | 81.5% | 63% |
| In the paint | 5-12 | 41.7% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 4-12 | 33.3% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 4-6 | 66.7% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 7-18 | 38.9% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dillon Brooks | 26 | 6 | 3-5 | −3 |
| James Ennis III | 13 | 2 | 1-2 | −2 |
| JaMychal Green | 11 | 4 | 2-4 | 0 |
| Jarell Martin | 8 | 4 | 2-3 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 16 | 12 | 6-9 | +7 |
The tracking credits him with 28 points on 74 possessions. He usually scores about 25 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JaMychal Green | 26 | 5 | 2-3 | −1 |
| Marc Gasol | 11 | 3 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Tyreke Evans | 6 | 4 | 2-4 | +3 |
| Jarell Martin | 6 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 9 | 5 | 2-4 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 17 points on 58 possessions. He usually scores about 14 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben McLemore | 24 | 5 | 2-2 | +2 |
| Mario Chalmers | 8 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Tyreke Evans | 8 | 3 | 1-1 | +2 |
| Dillon Brooks | 7 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 16 | 5 | 2-4 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 13 points on 63 possessions. He usually scores about 9 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
CLE win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
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Highest Leverage Moments
James 2' Driving Layup (31 PTS)
Q4 0:35
22.9%
73→96
Brooks 26' 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Evans 12 AST)
Q4 2:10
22.3%
79→56
James 2' Layup (29 PTS)
Q4 1:22
16.3%
56→73
Martin 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Ennis III 1 AST)
Q4 7:37
14.1%
82→68
Evans 25' 3PT Jump Shot (31 PTS)
Q4 3:28
13.2%
95→82
