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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Lakers | 24 | 25 | 32 | 28 | 109 |
 Cavaliers | 28 | 24 | 29 | 24 | 105 |
LALTeam statsCLE| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAL | 40-7851.3% | 9-2536.0% | 20-2871.4% | 51 | 23 | 15 |
| CLE | 39-10238.2% | 13-3438.2% | 14-1593.3% | 46 | 18 | 3 |
Point at or clickTap a player to see his shots, then his whole game from there. ClickTap a number under REB, AST, STL, BLK, TO or PF to see those plays.
Los Angeles Lakers109| 36 | 15 | 7-11 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0 | +16 | −0.1 | |||||||
| 36 | 14 | 5-10 | 1-1 | 3-6 | 0 | 0 | +15 | −5.0 | ||||||
| 36 | 32 | 11-20 | 2-6 | 8-12 | 0 | +9 | +6.6 | |||||||
| 29 | 12 | 4-9 | 2-5 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +13 | −3.9 | |||||
| 25 | 12 | 6-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | +7 | +3.0 | |||||||
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| 25 | 13 | 3-8 | 3-6 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | −8 | −0.3 | ||||||
| 21 | 4 | 2-5 | 0-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −9 | −3.7 | |||||
| 19 | 4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −9 | −0.7 | |||||
| 14 | 3 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −14 | −3.2 | |||
| Team | 109 | 40-7851.3% | 9-2536.0% | 51 | 23 | 15 | 20 | 20-2871.4% | 7 | 2 | 9 | |||
Bench 24 points on 7 for 22 shooting
Did not play: Michael Beasley, Svi Mykhailiuk, Moritz Wagner and Ivica Zubac (coach’s decision).
Cleveland Cavaliers105| 42 | 21 | 7-13 | 5-7, Career high (his best before, 4) | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | −12 | +3.3 | ||||||
| 36 | 12 | 5-17 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −7.4 | ||||
| 34 | 9 | 4-11 | 0-2 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | −4 | −5.8 | ||||||
| 30 | 14 | 7-17 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −13 | +2.6 | ||||
| 24 | 7 | 2-7 | 1-6 | 2-3 | 0 | −4 | −4.8 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 27 | 20 | 6-18 | 4-8 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | +4 | +0.3 | ||||||
| 18 | 7 | 3-8 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 0 | +10 | +2.2 | |||||||
| 18 | 9 | 3-6 | 3-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | +1.1 | ||
| 12 | 6 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −0.4 | |||
| Team | 105 | 39-10238.2% | 13-3438.2% | 46 | 18 | 3 | 22 | 14-1593.3% | 15 | 3 | 2 | |||
Bench 42 points on 14 for 37 shooting
Did not play: Ante Zizic and Channing Frye (coach’s decision).
Lakers109Cavaliers105ClickTap 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 32 points (8 during an 11-0 run in the fourth quarter) and 14 rebounds, and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 109-105.
JaVale McGee’s cutting layup put the Lakers ahead for good with 1:11 left in the fourth quarter.
The Cavaliers had the ball down 2 with 1:11 left, but McGee blocked Cedi Osman’s driving layup at the rim, lifting the Lakers’ chance to win from 71% to 73%. It would have tied the game.
During clutch time, the Lakers outscored the Cavaliers 15-6. James scored 9 of the Lakers’ 15 on 1 for 2 shooting and 6 for 8 at the line.
For the Cavaliers, Osman scored 21 points with 5 3-pointers, and Jordan Clarkson added 20 points (8 during a 10-0 run in the fourth quarter) but shot 6 for 18 off the bench.
The Lakers shot 51.3% from the field to the Cavaliers’ 38.2% and outscored them 56-32 in the paint. The Lakers’ starters outscored the Cavaliers 48-37 in 18 minutes together.
Los Angeles LakersCleveland CavaliersPS, 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. The Lakers’ chance bottomed out at 6.7% (4th quarter, 6:46 left). Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
89 points from the field on 78 shots: 4.5 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 | 25-33 | 75.8% | 63% |
| In the paint | 3-10 | 30.0% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 3-10 | 30.0% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 4-7 | 57.1% | 38% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 5-18 | 27.8% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Nwaba | 30 | 15 | 6-11 | +3 |
| Cedi Osman | 10 | 7 | 2-2 | +3 |
| Tristan Thompson | 7 | 3 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Collin Sexton | 5 | 0 | 0-2 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 15 | 12 | 4-8 | +6 |
The tracking credits him with 37 points on 66 possessions. He usually scores about 27 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collin Sexton | 40 | 4 | 2-3 | −2 |
| Rodney Hood | 9 | 6 | 3-3 | +5 |
| Cedi Osman | 6 | 2 | 1-2 | +1 |
| David Nwaba | 5 | 3 | 1-2 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 9 | 2 | 1-2 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 17 points on 69 possessions. He usually scores about 10 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodney Hood | 22 | 2 | 1-3 | −3 |
| Cedi Osman | 13 | 6 | 2-3 | +3 |
| Andrew Harrison | 9 | 1 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Jordan Clarkson | 7 | 3 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 17 | 2 | 1-2 | −2 |
The tracking credits him with 14 points on 68 possessions. He usually scores about 15 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
LAL
50/50
CLE
Highest Leverage Moments
Osman 26' 3PT Jump Shot (18 PTS)
Q4 1:27
37.5%
21→58
McGee 1' Cutting Layup Shot (12 PTS) (Ball 6 AST)
Q4 1:11
28.6%
58→29
James 28' 3PT Jump Shot (28 PTS)
Q4 2:56
19.5%
73→53
James Free Throw 1 of 2 (29 PTS)
Q4 2:19
17.6%
58→40
Ingram 25' 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Chandler 1 AST)
Q3 2:05
14.9%
77→62
