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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cavaliers | 33 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 97 |
 Lakers | 36 | 29 | 25 | 26 | 116 |
CLETeam statsLAL| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 39-9043.3% | 11-3531.4% | 8-1266.7% | 40 | 24 | 18 |
| LAL | 45-8056.3% | 16-3743.2% | 10-1662.5% | 40 | 30 | 17 |
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Los Angeles Lakers116| 36 | 22 | 7-11 | 1-1 | 0 | 7-9 | +8 | +16.6 | |||||||
| 36 | 24 | 10-18 | 1-5 | 3-5 | 0 | +10 | +4.1 | |||||||
| 33 | 7 | 3-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −4.8 | ||||||
| 31 | 28 | 11-17 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 0 | +21 | +3.5 | |||||||
| 27 | 7 | 3-9 | 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | −7 | −6.7 | ||||
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| 25 | 6 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +11 | +1.3 | ||||
| 21 | 18 | 7-9 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +26 | +7.0 | ||||||
| 14 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +15 | −4.1 | |||
| 12 | 4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | +11 | +1.6 | |||||||
| 2 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −0.5 | ||
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −0.4 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.6 | |||
| Team | 116 | 45-8056.3% | 16-3743.2% | 40 | 30 | 17 | 12 | 10-1662.5% | 6 | 11 | 11 | |||
Bench 28 points on 11 for 19 shooting
Did not play: Cam Reddish (coach’s decision).
Cleveland Cavaliers97| 38 | 10 | 4-13 | 2-9 | 0-2 | 0 | +10 | −6.3 | |||||||
| 35 | 26 | 11-25 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 0 | −16 | +3.5 | |||||||
| 34 | 12 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | −5 | +1.5 | |||||||
| 30 | 5 | 2-8 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −5.9 | ||||||
| 29 | 8 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 3-4 | −11 | −3.6 | ||||||||
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| 28 | 21 | 8-14 | 1-3 | 0 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | −11 | +3.8 | |||||
| 23 | 12 | 5-6 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −18 | −0.6 | |||||
| 12 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-4 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −20 | −5.1 | |||
| 5 | 3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −13 | −0.1 | |||||
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −0.4 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −0.4 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −1.5 | ||
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −1.5 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | +0.1 | ||
| Team | 97 | 39-9043.3% | 11-3531.4% | 40 | 24 | 18 | 11 | 8-1266.7% | 11 | 11 | 3 | |||
Bench 36 points on 14 for 26 shooting
Lakers116Cavaliers97ClickTap 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 22 points (11 in the third quarter) and 13 rebounds, and the Los Angeles Lakers went on a 19-0 run in the third quarter to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 116-97 for their fourth straight win.
The Cavaliers went on a 17-2 run to lead 73-69 with 5:42 left in the third quarter. Austin Reaves’ corner 3-pointer put the Lakers ahead for good with 4:42 left in the quarter. Davis scored 9 points during the run, and they led 88-73 with 1:19 left in the quarter.
D'Angelo Russell scored 28 points (18 on 6 3-pointers) on 11 for 17 shooting, and LeBron James added 24 points and 12 assists. The Lakers had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Cavaliers, Darius Garland had 26 points and 5 steals, and Caris LeVert added 21 points off the bench.
The Lakers shot 56.3% from the field and 43.2% from 3 to the Cavaliers’ 43.3% and 31.4%. The Cavaliers turned it over 19 times, about 5 more than usual for this many possessions. The Lakers outscored the Cavaliers 32-14 on the fast break. The Lakers outscored the Cavaliers 23-9 in 6 minutes with Davis, Dinwiddie, Russell, Prince and Vincent 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).
106 points from the field on 80 shots: 16.8 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 24-25 | 96.0% | 66% |
| In the paint | 4-9 | 44.4% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 1-9 | 11.1% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 3-7 | 42.9% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 13-30 | 43.3% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darius Garland | 23 | 6 | 3-3 | 0 |
| Caris LeVert | 17 | 11 | 4-5 | +6 |
| Jarrett Allen | 8 | 5 | 2-5 | +3 |
| Donovan Mitchell | 8 | 0 | 0-2 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 14 | 16 | 6-7 | +12 |
The tracking credits him with 38 points on 69 possessions. He usually scores about 20 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evan Mobley | 27 | 8 | 4-6 | −2 |
| Max Strus | 13 | 2 | 1-3 | −3 |
| Georges Niang | 13 | 4 | 1-4 | −1 |
| Jarrett Allen | 7 | 9 | 4-6 | +6 |
| Everyone else | 16 | 7 | 3-4 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 30 points on 76 possessions. He usually scores about 29 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jarrett Allen | 38 | 15 | 7-9 | +2 |
| Evan Mobley | 11 | 4 | 1-3 | 0 |
| Max Strus | 8 | 0 | 0-0 | −3 |
| Donovan Mitchell | 7 | 2 | 0-1 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 17 | 2 | 1-2 | −4 |
The tracking credits him with 23 points on 81 possessions. He usually scores about 28 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
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Highest Leverage Moments
Strus 28' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Garland 1 AST)
Q3 10:28
14.9%
77→62
Mitchell 27' 3PT Jump Shot (10 PTS) (E. Mobley 3 AST)
Q3 6:12
12.9%
53→40
Mitchell 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (5 PTS) (LeVert 2 AST)
Q2 7:14
11.5%
93→82
Garland 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (17 PTS) (Allen 3 AST)
Q3 10:57
11.3%
84→73
Reaves 3PT Running Jump Shot (7 PTS) (James 10 AST)
Q3 4:42
10.5%
46→56
