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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Lakers | 26 | 23 | 34 | 19 | 102 |
 Cavaliers | 27 | 30 | 28 | 31 | 116 |
LALTeam statsCLE| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAL | 38-8942.7% | 6-3616.7% | 20-2483.3% | 43 | 16 | 16 |
| CLE | 48-9351.6% | 7-2725.9% | 13-1776.5% | 44 | 25 | 7 |
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Cleveland Cavaliers116| 40 | 43, Season high (his best before, 41) | 17-27 | 4-8 | 5-5 | 0 | +21 | +18.5 | |||||||
| 38 | 24 | 11-14 | 0-0 | 2-4 | +21 | +9.0 | ||||||||
| 38 | 21 | 8-18 | 1-6 | 4-4 | 0 | +22 | +4.5 | |||||||
| 30 | 7 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 0 | 1-2 | +14 | +1.0 | |||||||
| 26 | 2 | 1-5 | 0-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +17 | −5.1 | |||||
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| 23 | 7 | 3-8 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −4.3 | ||||||
| 23 | 6 | 3-10 | 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −6.7 | ||
| 10 | 3 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −0.9 | |
| 9 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −14 | −3.5 | |||
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | +0.3 | ||
| 2 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | +0.2 | ||
| Team | 116 | 48-9351.6% | 7-2725.9% | 44 | 25 | 7 | 20 | 13-1776.5% | 9 | 11 | 3 | |||
Bench 19 points on 8 for 23 shooting
Did not play: Robin Lopez (coach’s decision).
Los Angeles Lakers102| 36 | 21 | 8-17 | 2-6 | 0 | 3-4 | −14 | +5.6 | |||||||
| 27 | 16 | 6-13 | 1-6 | 0 | 0 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −13 | −5.2 | |||
| 25 | 7 | 3-10 | 0-5 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −15 | −5.3 | ||||
| 21 | 5 | 1-5 | 1-5 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | −5 | −1.7 | ||||||
| 8 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | −6 | +0.9 | ||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 28 | 19 | 8-12 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +6 | +4.6 | ||||||
| 26 | 16 | 6-13 | 0-1 | 4-5 | 0 | −13 | −3.1 | |||||||
| 26 | 8 | 3-9 | 0-4 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −20 | −8.1 | ||||
| 21 | 5 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | +6 | −1.3 | ||||||||
| 12 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | +2 | 0.0 | ||||||
| 7 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −5.2 | ||
| 3 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0.0 | ||
| Team | 102 | 38-8942.7% | 6-3616.7% | 43 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 20-2483.3% | 14 | 4 | 6 | |||
Bench 52 points on 20 for 44 shooting
Cavaliers116Lakers102ClickTap 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.
Donovan Mitchell scored 43 points (8 during a 10-0 run in the fourth quarter), and the Cleveland Cavaliers went on a 21-6 run in the fourth quarter to beat the Los Angeles Lakers 116-102.
It was tied at 92 when Mitchell’s driving layup put the Cavaliers ahead for good with 8:06 left. He scored 13 points as they pulled away to a 113-98 lead with 3:22 left.
In the fourth quarter, Mitchell had 2 of his 4 steals, both during a 10-0 Cavaliers run, and the Cavaliers scored 4 points off them.
Jarrett Allen had 24 points (20 in the paint), 11 rebounds and 3 steals on 11 for 14 shooting, and Darius Garland added 21 points and 11 assists. The Cavaliers had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Lakers, LeBron James had 21 points and 17 rebounds.
The Cavaliers shot 51.6% from the field and 25.9% from 3 to the Lakers’ 42.7% and 16.7%. The Lakers forced 8 turnovers, about 4 fewer than usual for this many possessions. They outscored the Cavaliers 52-19 off the bench. The Cavaliers outscored the Lakers 20-8 in 7 minutes with LeVert, Mitchell, Allen, Garland and Mobley on the floor 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).
103 points from the field on 92 shots: 2.6 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 24-32 | 75.0% | 67% |
| In the paint | 11-19 | 57.9% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 6-15 | 40.0% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 1-7 | 14.3% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 6-20 | 30.0% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Beverley | 20 | 2 | 1-3 | −6 |
| Dennis Schröder | 18 | 2 | 1-4 | −5 |
| Austin Reaves | 16 | 13 | 5-7 | +7 |
| Lonnie Walker IV | 7 | 7 | 3-6 | +4 |
| Everyone else | 18 | 22 | 9-11 | +15 |
The tracking credits him with 46 points on 78 possessions. He usually scores about 31 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Bryant | 34 | 14 | 6-7 | +6 |
| LeBron James | 11 | 2 | 1-2 | −1 |
| Anthony Davis | 11 | 6 | 3-3 | +4 |
| Damian Jones | 8 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 23 | 8 | 4-6 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 30 points on 87 possessions. He usually scores about 20 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Schröder | 23 | 6 | 3-6 | −2 |
| Austin Reaves | 20 | 2 | 0-1 | −5 |
| Patrick Beverley | 13 | 0 | 0-3 | −4 |
| Lonnie Walker IV | 6 | 5 | 2-3 | +3 |
| Everyone else | 14 | 12 | 5-7 | +7 |
The tracking credits him with 25 points on 76 possessions. He usually scores about 26 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
Mitchell 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (33 PTS)
Q4 7:34
14.0%
62→76
Bryant 1' Driving Layup (17 PTS)
Q4 5:13
13.3%
91→77
Garland 11' Driving Floating Jump Shot (21 PTS)
Q4 4:58
11.4%
77→89
Okoro 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Garland 10 AST)
Q4 10:20
11.2%
47→58
LeVert 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS)
Q3 4:50
10.9%
66→77
