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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Lakers | 35 | 35 | 23 | 28 | 121 |
 Cavaliers | 40 | 31 | 23 | 21 | 115 |
LALTeam statsCLE| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAL | 47-9052.2% | 9-2733.3% | 18-2185.7% | 44 | 34 | 18 |
| CLE | 43-9147.3% | 9-2832.1% | 20-2387.0% | 37 | 30 | 14 |
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 Lakers121| 38 | 32 | 13-20 | 0-0 | 6-7 | +3 | +10.1 | ||||||||
| 36 | 22 | 8-23 | 1-9 | 5-7 | +2 | −2.9 | ||||||||
| 33 | 12 | 5-7 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +6 | −0.1 | ||||||
| 32 | 10 | 4-12 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −6.2 | ||||||
| 32 | 7 | 3-8 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +12 | +0.6 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 32 | 15 | 4-8 | 1-2 | 6-6 | 0 | −2 | +7.0 | |||||||
| 21 | 10 | 5-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +14 | +0.8 | ||||||
| 17 | 13 | 5-7 | 2-3 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | −8 | +2.8 | |||||
| Team | 121 | 47-9052.2% | 9-2733.3% | 44 | 34 | 18 | 15 | 18-2185.7% | 9 | 9 | 8 | |||
Bench 38 points on 14 for 20 shooting
Did not play: Alex Fudge, Jalen Hood-Schifino, Maxwell Lewis and D'Moi Hodge (coach’s decision).
Cleveland Cavaliers115| 37 | 21 | 9-12 | 0-0 | 3-4 | −3 | +10.8 | ||||||||
| 36 | 18 | 8-12 | 0-0 | 2-3 | −5 | +6.3 | ||||||||
| 35 | 22 | 4-18 | 2-6 | 0 | 12-13 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −0.7 | |||||
| 34 | 13 | 5-11 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −19 | −5.0 | ||||||
| 14 | 6 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −2.2 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 26 | 6 | 3-9 | 0-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −1.6 | |||||
| 23 | 13 | 5-13 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +7 | −1.8 | ||||||
| 19 | 5 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | +7 | −2.9 | ||||||
| 17 | 11 | 5-7 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −10 | +0.1 | |||||
| Team | 115 | 43-9147.3% | 9-2832.1% | 37 | 30 | 14 | 16 | 20-2387.0% | 7 | 13 | 4 | |||
Bench 35 points on 15 for 32 shooting
Did not play: Tristan Thompson, Sam Merrill and Damian Jones (coach’s decision).
Lakers121Cavaliers115ClickTap 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.
Anthony Davis had 32 points (24 in the paint) and 13 rebounds, and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 121-115.
Taurean Prince’s driving layup answered Craig Porter Jr.’s floater and put the Lakers back ahead for good with 10:40 left in the fourth quarter.
The Cavaliers got within 113-112 on Evan Mobley’s driving layup with 1:56 to play, but LeBron James answered with an 8-foot floater, and the Cavaliers got no closer than 117-115.
Austin Reaves’ 2 free throws with 13.5 seconds left made it 121-115 and put it away.
During clutch time, the Lakers outscored the Cavaliers 11-5. James scored 5 of the Lakers’ 11 on 2 for 3 shooting and 1 for 1 at the line.
James had 22 points and 6 assists but shot 8 for 23. The Lakers had 7 players in double-digit scoring.
For the Cavaliers, Donovan Mitchell had 22 points (13 in the first quarter) and 6 assists but shot 4 for 18, and Jarrett Allen added 21 points, 14 rebounds and 3 steals on 9 for 12 shooting. Mobley had 18 points, 6 assists and 4 steals on 8 for 12 shooting.
The Lakers shot 52.2% from the field and 33.3% from 3 to the Cavaliers’ 47.3% and 32.1%.
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).
103 points from the field on 90 shots: 1.1 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 | 26-39 | 66.7% | 66% |
| In the paint | 8-12 | 66.7% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 4-12 | 33.3% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 2-5 | 40.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 7-22 | 31.8% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jarrett Allen | 46 | 10 | 5-9 | −4 |
| Evan Mobley | 20 | 14 | 6-9 | +8 |
| Max Strus | 7 | 12 | 6-6 | +10 |
| Caris LeVert | 4 | 2 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 9 | 2 | 1-3 | −1 |
The tracking credits him with 40 points on 87 possessions. He usually scores about 26 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evan Mobley | 31 | 9 | 4-12 | −3 |
| Isaac Okoro | 12 | 1 | 0-1 | −4 |
| Jarrett Allen | 10 | 3 | 1-5 | −1 |
| Max Strus | 8 | 9 | 4-6 | +6 |
| Everyone else | 16 | 6 | 2-5 | 0 |
The tracking credits him with 28 points on 76 possessions. He usually scores about 30 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Porter Jr. | 21 | 6 | 3-5 | +1 |
| Max Strus | 13 | 0 | 0-1 | −3 |
| Caris LeVert | 13 | 2 | 1-1 | −1 |
| Donovan Mitchell | 6 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 12 | 3 | 1-2 | 0 |
The tracking credits him with 11 points on 65 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
James 8' Driving Floating Jump Shot (20 PTS) (Reaves 9 AST)
Q4 1:39
16.9%
37→21
Strus 3PT Jump Shot (13 PTS) (Mitchell 5 AST)
Q4 2:25
16.8%
10→27
Allen 2' Alley Oop Dunk (21 PTS) (Mobley 6 AST)
Q4 0:58
13.9%
13→27
James 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (17 PTS)
Q4 10:16
13.5%
48→35
Reaves 20' Pullup Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Hayes 1 AST)
Q4 11:15
12.1%
58→46
