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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Lakers | 28 | 39 | 29 | 35 | 131 |
 Cavaliers | 35 | 27 | 35 | 23 | 120 |
LALTeam statsCLE| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAL | 53-9456.4% | 12-3237.5% | 13-1681.3% | 41 | 34 | 8 |
| CLE | 45-8652.3% | 14-3935.9% | 16-1984.2% | 38 | 29 | 12 |
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 Lakers131| 41 | 38 | 17-29 | 0-4 | 0 | 4-4 | +9 | +14.5 | |||||||
| 35 | 20 | 7-14 | 2-6 | 4-7 | 0 | 0 | +23 | +5.8 | ||||||
| 32 | 9 | 4-10 | 0-4 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | +12 | −2.6 | |||||
| 29 | 11 | 4-9 | 1-1 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | −6 | +4.7 | ||||||
| 12 | 4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −13 | −0.6 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 26 | 20 | 7-7 | 6-6 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +8 | +5.9 | |||
| 23 | 12 | 5-8 | 2-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +15 | +5.1 | ||||||
| 22 | 12 | 5-10 | 0-4 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −4 | +0.4 | |||||
| 14 | 5 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +6 | −1.3 | |||||
| 6 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | −2.2 | ||
| Team | 131 | 53-9456.4% | 12-3237.5% | 41 | 34 | 8 | 19 | 13-1681.3% | 9 | 7 | 3 | |||
Bench 49 points on 19 for 29 shooting
Did not play: Wayne Ellington, Kent Bazemore and Trevor Ariza (coach’s decision).
Cleveland Cavaliers120| 41 | 29 | 10-23 | 2-8 | 7-7 | 0 | 0 | +1 | +9.7 | ||||||
| 37 | 18 | 6-12 | 4-10 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +2 | +1.7 | |||||
| 34 | 16 | 8-12 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | −1.6 | |||||||
| 29 | 12 | 4-4 | 4-4, Ties his career high | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +12 | +3.3 | |||||
| 27 | 13 | 6-11 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 0 | −5 | −3.7 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 20 | 8 | 3-8 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −21 | −0.4 | ||||||
| 18 | 5 | 2-7 | 1-6 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −27 | −3.9 | ||||
| 16 | 13 | 4-7 | 1-3 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | −11 | +0.8 | ||||||
| 8 | 3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −12 | +0.1 | ||||
| 5 | 3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | +0.3 | ||
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −0.4 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −0.4 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0.0 | ||
| Team | 120 | 45-8652.3% | 14-3935.9% | 38 | 29 | 12 | 19 | 16-1984.2% | 8 | 3 | 2 | |||
Bench 32 points on 11 for 24 shooting
Lakers131Cavaliers120ClickTap 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 38 points (28 in the paint), 10 rebounds and 12 assists, his sixth triple-double of the season, and the Los Angeles Lakers opened the fourth quarter with a 12-2 run to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 131-120.
The Cavaliers led 97-96 when Stanley Johnson’s 13-foot jumper put the Lakers ahead for good with 11:39 left. They pulled away to a 108-99 lead with 9:28 left and led by as many as 13.
D.J. Augustin scored 20 points (11 in the first quarter) with 6 3-pointers off the bench, and Russell Westbrook added 20 points and 11 assists. All 12 of Johnson’s points came in the fourth quarter. The Lakers had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Cavaliers, Darius Garland had 29 points and 17 assists.
The Cavaliers forced 8 turnovers, about 6 fewer than usual for this many possessions.
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 18% (1st quarter, 3:00 left). Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
118 points from the field on 94 shots: 14.2 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 28-36 | 77.8% | 65% |
| In the paint | 5-11 | 45.5% | 43% |
| Mid-range | 8-15 | 53.3% | 41% |
| Corner 3 | 6-18 | 33.3% | 38% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 6-14 | 42.9% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lauri Markkanen | 29 | 18 | 9-15 | +6 |
| Lamar Stevens | 27 | 6 | 3-9 | −5 |
| Isaac Okoro | 11 | 4 | 2-2 | −1 |
| Evan Mobley | 7 | 2 | 0-2 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 12 | 13 | 6-10 | +8 |
The tracking credits him with 43 points on 86 possessions. He usually scores about 36 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaac Okoro | 25 | 6 | 3-4 | −1 |
| Lauri Markkanen | 10 | 1 | 0-2 | −2 |
| Lamar Stevens | 8 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Caris LeVert | 7 | 5 | 1-1 | +3 |
| Everyone else | 27 | 3 | 1-6 | −4 |
The tracking credits him with 17 points on 75 possessions. He usually scores about 20 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darius Garland | 13 | 3 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Cedi Osman | 12 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Kevin Love | 5 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Caris LeVert | 5 | 6 | 2-2 | +5 |
| Everyone else | 12 | 8 | 3-3 | +6 |
The tracking credits him with 17 points on 48 possessions. He usually scores about 8 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
Okoro 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (LeVert 2 AST)
Q4 8:29
15.7%
14→29
James 1' Cutting Layup Shot (32 PTS) (Monk 3 AST)
Q4 5:00
13.2%
34→21
Westbrook 24' 3PT Jump Shot (17 PTS) (James 8 AST)
Q3 5:25
12.2%
46→34
Johnson 13' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (James 9 AST)
Q4 11:39
12.1%
58→46
Stevens Tip Layup Shot (14 PTS)
Q3 0:06
11.1%
47→58
