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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Lakers | 34 | 31 | 22 | 28 | 115 |
 Cavaliers | 23 | 35 | 31 | 19 | 108 |
LALTeam statsCLE| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAL | 42-8748.3% | 10-3231.3% | 21-2875.0% | 40 | 21 | 13 |
| CLE | 40-8646.5% | 9-2142.9% | 19-2286.4% | 44 | 19 | 17 |
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 Lakers115| 38 | 46 | 19-26 | 7-11 | 1-2 | 0 | +11 | +20.4 | |||||||
| 36 | 17 | 5-16 | 0-3 | 7-9 | −5 | +0.7 | ||||||||
| 30 | 10 | 4-9 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −9.7 | |||||
| 28 | 10 | 3-10 | 1-8 | 0 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −6.8 | ||||
| 10 | 2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −11 | −1.1 | |||||
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| 26 | 15 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0 | +18 | +3.6 | ||||||
| 22 | 4 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | +10 | 0.0 | |||||||
| 19 | 3 | 1-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4.4 | ||||||
| 16 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +11 | −4.9 | ||||||
| 16 | 8 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | +5 | +0.5 | |||||
| Team | 115 | 42-8748.3% | 10-3231.3% | 40 | 21 | 13 | 23 | 21-2875.0% | 15 | 7 | 7 | |||
Bench 30 points on 11 for 25 shooting
Did not play: Alfonzo McKinnie, Talen Horton-Tucker and Quinn Cook (coach’s decision).
Cleveland Cavaliers108| 34 | 9 | 3-8 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | −8 | −2.9 | |||||
| 32 | 20 | 6-11 | 5-8 | 3-4 | 0 | +8 | +5.4 | |||||||
| 30 | 17 | 6-17 | 2-4 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −5.0 | ||||||
| 28 | 25 | 11-21 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | +4 | +6.3 | ||||||
| 25 | 7 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 0 | +8 | −0.3 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 29 | 6 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | −9 | −2.6 | ||||||
| 26 | 11 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | −9 | −1.7 | ||||||
| 18 | 4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −7 | −2.6 | |||||
| 13 | 8 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −12 | −1.6 | ||||
| 6 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −8 | −2.6 | ||||
| Team | 108 | 40-8646.5% | 9-2142.9% | 44 | 19 | 17 | 25 | 19-2286.4% | 15 | 8 | 3 | |||
Bench 30 points on 12 for 23 shooting
Did not play: Dean Wade and Lamar Stevens (coach’s decision).
Lakers115Cavaliers108ClickTap 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 scored 46 points (21 in the fourth quarter), and the defending champion Los Angeles Lakers went on a 13-4 run in the fourth quarter to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 115-108.
The Cavaliers led 96-95 when James’ driving layup put the Lakers ahead for good with 7:13 left. He scored 10 points as they took a 108-100 lead with 3:36 left.
The Cavaliers got within 110-107 on Isaac Okoro’s 29-foot 3-pointer with 1:50 to play, but James answered with a pull-up 3-pointer, and the Cavaliers got no closer.
During clutch time, the Lakers outscored the Cavaliers 11-0. James scored all 11 of the Lakers’ points on 4 for 4 shooting. Early in the fourth quarter, James had 2 steals, one of them leading to his driving layup that put the Lakers ahead 97-96, and the Lakers scored 4 points off them.
For the Cavaliers, Andre Drummond had 25 points (22 in the paint) and 17 rebounds, and Cedi Osman added 20 points and 3 steals.
The Lakers shot 48.3% from the field to the Cavaliers’ 46.5%. The Cavaliers gave up 15 offensive rebounds, about 4 more than usual for the shots the Lakers missed. The Lakers outscored the Cavaliers 32-18 in 9 minutes with James, Matthews, Morris, Harrell and Kuzma on the floor 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. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
94 points from the field on 87 shots: about what 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% | 64% |
| In the paint | 5-16 | 31.3% | 43% |
| Mid-range | 5-12 | 41.7% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 1-8 | 12.5% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 9-24 | 37.5% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaac Okoro | 43 | 22 | 9-11 | +7 |
| Taurean Prince | 10 | 8 | 3-5 | +5 |
| Cedi Osman | 5 | 5 | 2-3 | +3 |
| Collin Sexton | 4 | 4 | 2-2 | +3 |
| Everyone else | 14 | 11 | 5-8 | +6 |
The tracking credits him with 50 points on 77 possessions. He usually scores about 27 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Drummond | 23 | 6 | 3-9 | −2 |
| Jarrett Allen | 21 | 5 | 1-3 | −2 |
| JaVale McGee | 9 | 0 | 0-3 | −3 |
| Cedi Osman | 5 | 2 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 14 | 0 | 0-3 | −5 |
The tracking credits him with 13 points on 72 possessions. He usually scores about 26 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jarrett Allen | 17 | 2 | 1-2 | −3 |
| Andre Drummond | 11 | 2 | 1-3 | −1 |
| JaVale McGee | 10 | 2 | 1-1 | −1 |
| Isaac Okoro | 5 | 2 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 11 | 6 | 3-3 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 14 points on 53 possessions. He usually scores about 16 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
James 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (44 PTS) (Davis 4 AST)
Q4 1:34
19.1%
24→5
James 34' 3PT Jump Shot (36 PTS) (Caruso 2 AST)
Q4 4:41
18.9%
43→24
James 28' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (41 PTS)
Q4 3:36
15.1%
21→6
James 1' Running Layup (33 PTS)
Q4 7:13
14.7%
58→43
Allen 2' Putback Layup (4 PTS)
Q4 8:43
14.6%
40→55
