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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cavaliers | 32 | 19 | 24 | 26 | 101 |
 Lakers | 24 | 22 | 19 | 30 | 95 |
CLETeam statsLAL| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 38-8942.7% | 8-2138.1% | 17-2373.9% | 52 | 18 | 10 |
| LAL | 36-9139.6% | 7-3420.6% | 16-2759.3% | 51 | 21 | 11 |
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.
Cleveland Cavaliers101| 42 | 20 | 8-17 | 2-6 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | +12 | −2.8 | ||||||
| 37 | 15 | 7-14 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | +9 | +1.0 | |||||||
| 33 | 17 | 7-14 | 1-2 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | +16 | −1.3 | ||||||
| 33 | 17 | 4-10 | 2-5 | 0 | 7-8 | 0 | +9 | +4.7 | ||||||
| 24 | 18 | 6-14 | 1-5 | 5-5 | 0 | +9 | +1.7 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 28 | 9 | 4-11 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −4.9 | ||||||
| 17 | 3 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −10 | −5.3 | |||||
| 10 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −7 | −1.6 | |||||
| 9 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −1.2 | ||||
| 6 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −2.3 | ||||
| Team | 101 | 38-8942.7% | 8-2138.1% | 52 | 18 | 10 | 21 | 17-2373.9% | 10 | 5 | 2 | |||
Bench 14 points on 6 for 20 shooting
Did not play: Channing Frye and Jalen Jones (coach’s decision).
Los Angeles Lakers95| 41 | 13 | 5-14 | 2-8 | 1-2 | 0 | −13 | 0.0 | |||||||
| 40 | 22 | 8-14 | 1-2 | 5-8 | 0 | 0 | −13 | −0.3 | ||||||
| 36 | 29 | 11-23 | 2-7 | 5-9 | 0 | 0 | −14 | −2.4 | ||||||
| 32 | 9 | 3-12 | 1-8 | 2-2 | 0 | −11 | −8.1 | |||||||
| 23 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −18 | −4.3 | ||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 26 | 4 | 2-9 | 0-6 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +22 | −6.2 | |||||
| 15 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | +5 | −8.0 | ||||||
| 11 | 5 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | −2 | +1.4 | |||
| 7 | 8 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0 | +2 | +0.4 | |||||
| 5 | 3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1.3 | |||||
| 4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +12 | −0.3 | ||
| Team | 95 | 36-9139.6% | 7-3420.6% | 51 | 21 | 11 | 22 | 16-2759.3% | 13 | 4 | 5 | |||
Bench 20 points on 8 for 25 shooting
Did not play: Moritz Wagner (coach’s decision).
Cavaliers101Lakers95ClickTap 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.
Alec Burks had 17 points and a season-high 13 rebounds, and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Los Angeles Lakers 101-95 to end a 12-game losing streak.
The Cavaliers took control with a 25-9 run in the first quarter and led by as many as 15.
During clutch time, the Cavaliers outscored the Lakers 8-2. Burks scored 5 of the Cavaliers’ 8 on 1 for 1 shooting and 3 for 4 at the line.
Cedi Osman had 20 points (8 in the first quarter) and 8 rebounds.
For the Lakers, Kyle Kuzma had 29 points (18 in the fourth quarter) and 8 rebounds, and Josh Hart went 1 for 8 from 3. Brandon Ingram scored 22 points. Kuzma scored 18 of his 29 points in the fourth quarter.
The Cavaliers shot 42.7% from the field and 38.1% from 3 to the Lakers’ 39.6% and 20.6%. The Lakers’ starters were outscored 46-19 in 16 minutes together.
Cleveland CavaliersLos Angeles LakersPS, 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).
84 points from the field on 89 shots: 9.2 fewer 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 | 19-35 | 54.3% | 63% |
| In the paint | 7-20 | 35.0% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 4-13 | 30.8% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 3-5 | 60.0% | 38% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 5-16 | 31.3% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Kuzma | 38 | 8 | 4-6 | +1 |
| Lonzo Ball | 12 | 0 | 0-2 | −2 |
| Josh Hart | 7 | 0 | 0-1 | −1 |
| Brandon Ingram | 7 | 0 | 0-2 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 19 | 5 | 2-4 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 13 points on 82 possessions. He usually scores about 16 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Ingram | 19 | 2 | 1-2 | −3 |
| Josh Hart | 18 | 0 | 0-5 | −4 |
| Kyle Kuzma | 4 | 2 | 0-0 | +1 |
| Lonzo Ball | 4 | 5 | 2-2 | +4 |
| Everyone else | 4 | 6 | 3-5 | +5 |
The tracking credits him with 15 points on 49 possessions. He usually scores about 12 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lonzo Ball | 35 | 8 | 3-5 | −1 |
| Josh Hart | 12 | 5 | 2-5 | +2 |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 6 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Brandon Ingram | 6 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 8 | 4 | 2-4 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 19 points on 65 possessions. He usually scores about 17 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.
LAL win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
CLE
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LAL
Highest Leverage Moments
Beasley 1' Tip Layup Shot (8 PTS)
Q4 8:28
12.6%
17→29
Kuzma 27' 3PT Jump Shot (27 PTS) (Ball 8 AST)
Q4 0:23
12.5%
1→13
Burks 2' Driving Dunk (14 PTS)
Q4 4:48
10.4%
24→14
Thompson 2' Alley Oop Dunk (14 PTS) (Dellavedova 2 AST)
Q4 7:40
9.7%
21→11
Sexton 2' Driving Layup (14 PTS)
Q4 4:17
8.9%
14→6
