Dunks & Threes: Pro Basketball Analysis

All Games Tuesday, December 31, 2024

Final			W-Prob	pScore		ORTG	#Poss	Pace
	3	Cavaliers	57%	115	122	122.0	100	93.4
	19	Lakers	43%	112	110	110.0	100	107.6

Scoring Opportunities

CLE

+12

-11

101

LAL

+14

-8

106

Base

ORB

TOV

Scoring Efficiency

CLE

1.21 60.4%

LAL

1.04 51.9%

Points per Opportunity/ True Shooting %

3 Cleveland Cavaliers

PLAYER	MIN	PTS	TS%	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	ORB	DRB	FT	FT%	2P	2P%	3P	3P%
Donovan Mitchell #45 · SG · 6'2" 215 · 28	32.2	26	59%	4	4	0	0	3	0	1	3	4-5	80%	2-7	29%	6-13	46%
Darius Garland #10 · PG · 6'1" 192 · 25	32.0	14	41%	2	14	2	1	3	1	0	2	2-2	100%	3-8	38%	2-8	25%
Evan Mobley #4 · PF · 6'11" 215 · 24	31.7	20	67%	6	1	1	1	2	1	1	5	2-2	100%	6-10	60%	2-4	50%
Jarrett Allen #31 · C · 6'9" 243 · 27	31.3	27	90%	14	1	1	3	1	0	3	11	3-4	75%	12-14	86%	0-0	-
Dean Wade #32 · SF · 6'9" 228 · 28	24.1	3	38%	9	2	0	0	0	2	2	7	1-1	100%	1-1	100%	0-3	0%

Max Strus #1 · SF · 6'5" 215 · 29	26.4	15	83%	3	4	0	2	0	5	1	2	1-1	100%	1-1	100%	4-8	50%
Caris LeVert #3 · SG · 6'7" 205 · 30	22.6	3	38%	1	2	1	1	1	2	0	1	0-0	-	0-1	0%	1-3	33%
Georges Niang #20 · PF · 6'6" 230 · 32	18.2	9	75%	3	1	0	0	0	1	1	2	1-2	50%	1-2	50%	2-3	67%
Ty Jerome #2 · SG · 6'5" 195 · 27	13.9	5	42%	6	2	0	0	1	1	1	5	0-0	-	1-3	33%	1-3	33%
Sam Merrill #5 · SG · 6'4" 205 · 29	7.6	0	0%	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0-0	-	0-0	-	0-1	0%
Craig Porter Jr. #9 · PG · 6'1" 180 · 25	DNP – Coach's Decision
Jaylon Tyson #24 · SG · 6'6" 215 · 22	DNP – Coach's Decision
Tristan Thompson #13 · PF · 6'9" 254 · 34	DNP – Coach's Decision
JT Thor #15 · PF · 6'9" 203 · 22	DNP – Coach's Decision
Emoni Bates #21 · SF · 6'9" 202 · 21	Inactive - G League - Two-Way
Luke Travers #33 · SG · 6'6" 207 · 23	Inactive - G League - Two-Way
Isaac Okoro #35 · SG · 6'4" 225 · 24	Inactive - Injury/Illness \| Right Shoulder; AC Joint Sprain
PLAYER	MIN	PTS	TS%	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	ORB	DRB	FT	FT%	2P	2P%	3P	3P%
TOTAL	240	122	60%	48	32	5	8	11	15	10	38	14-17	82%	27-47	57%	18-46	39%

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3 Cleveland Cavaliers

PLAYER	MIN	PTS	TS%	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	ORB	DRB	FT	FT%	2P	2P%	3P	3P%
Donovan Mitchell #45 · SG · 6'2" 215 · 28	32.2	26	59%	4	4	0	0	3	0	1	3	4-5	80%	2-7	29%	6-13	46%
Darius Garland #10 · PG · 6'1" 192 · 25	32.0	14	41%	2	14	2	1	3	1	0	2	2-2	100%	3-8	38%	2-8	25%
Evan Mobley #4 · PF · 6'11" 215 · 24	31.7	20	67%	6	1	1	1	2	1	1	5	2-2	100%	6-10	60%	2-4	50%
Jarrett Allen #31 · C · 6'9" 243 · 27	31.3	27	90%	14	1	1	3	1	0	3	11	3-4	75%	12-14	86%	0-0	-
Dean Wade #32 · SF · 6'9" 228 · 28	24.1	3	38%	9	2	0	0	0	2	2	7	1-1	100%	1-1	100%	0-3	0%

Max Strus #1 · SF · 6'5" 215 · 29	26.4	15	83%	3	4	0	2	0	5	1	2	1-1	100%	1-1	100%	4-8	50%
Caris LeVert #3 · SG · 6'7" 205 · 30	22.6	3	38%	1	2	1	1	1	2	0	1	0-0	-	0-1	0%	1-3	33%
Georges Niang #20 · PF · 6'6" 230 · 32	18.2	9	75%	3	1	0	0	0	1	1	2	1-2	50%	1-2	50%	2-3	67%
Ty Jerome #2 · SG · 6'5" 195 · 27	13.9	5	42%	6	2	0	0	1	1	1	5	0-0	-	1-3	33%	1-3	33%
Sam Merrill #5 · SG · 6'4" 205 · 29	7.6	0	0%	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0-0	-	0-0	-	0-1	0%
Craig Porter Jr. #9 · PG · 6'1" 180 · 25	DNP – Coach's Decision
Jaylon Tyson #24 · SG · 6'6" 215 · 22	DNP – Coach's Decision
Tristan Thompson #13 · PF · 6'9" 254 · 34	DNP – Coach's Decision
JT Thor #15 · PF · 6'9" 203 · 22	DNP – Coach's Decision
Emoni Bates #21 · SF · 6'9" 202 · 21	Inactive - G League - Two-Way
Luke Travers #33 · SG · 6'6" 207 · 23	Inactive - G League - Two-Way
Isaac Okoro #35 · SG · 6'4" 225 · 24	Inactive - Injury/Illness \| Right Shoulder; AC Joint Sprain
PLAYER	MIN	PTS	TS%	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	ORB	DRB	FT	FT%	2P	2P%	3P	3P%
TOTAL	240	122	60%	48	32	5	8	11	15	10	38	14-17	82%	27-47	57%	18-46	39%

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19 Los Angeles Lakers

PLAYER	MIN	PTS	TS%	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	ORB	DRB	FT	FT%	2P	2P%	3P	3P%
Austin Reaves #15 · PG · 6'5" 197 · 27	38.0	35	70%	9	10	1	0	4	2	1	8	12-13	92%	10-16	63%	1-4	25%
Anthony Davis #3 · C · 6'10" 253 · 32	37.1	28	58%	13	4	3	2	1	2	1	12	2-2	100%	10-19	53%	2-4	50%
LeBron James #23 · PF · 6'9" 250 · 40	34.2	23	64%	4	7	0	1	2	1	0	4	2-2	100%	6-11	55%	3-6	50%
Rui Hachimura #28 · SF · 6'8" 230 · 27	30.4	7	32%	5	0	1	0	1	1	3	2	1-2	50%	3-7	43%	0-3	0%
Max Christie #12 · SG · 6'5" 190 · 22	28.4	5	42%	1	2	1	0	0	3	0	1	0-0	-	1-1	100%	1-5	20%

Dalton Knecht #4 · SF · 6'6" 215 · 24	22.1	4	25%	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	0-0	-	2-3	67%	0-5	0%
Dorian Finney-Smith #17 · PF · 6'7" 220 · 32	20.4	2	25%	2	2	0	0	0	2	2	0	0-0	-	1-2	50%	0-2	0%
Cam Reddish #5 · SF · 6'8" 208 · 25	19.4	0	0%	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	0-0	-	0-1	0%	0-2	0%
Shake Milton #20 · SG · 6'5" 205 · 28	10.1	6	75%	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0-0	-	0-0	-	2-4	50%
Jaxson Hayes #11 · C · 7'0" 220 · 25	DNP – Coach's Decision
Bronny James #9 · SG · 6'2" 210 · 20	DNP – Coach's Decision
Gabe Vincent #7 · PG · 6'2" 200 · 29	DND - Injury/Illness \| Left Oblique; Strain
Christian Koloko #10 · C · 6'11" 225 · 25	Inactive - G League - Two-Way
Armel Traore #94 · SF · 6'8" 215 · 22	Inactive - G League - Two-Way
Quincy Olivari #41 · PG · 6'2" 190 · 24	Inactive - G League - Two-Way
Christian Wood #35 · PF · 6'9" 214 · 29	Inactive - Injury/Illness \| Left Knee; Surgery Recovery
Jalen Hood-Schifino #0 · SG · 6'6" 215 · 22	Inactive - Injury/Illness \| Left Hamstring; Strain
Jarred Vanderbilt #2 · PF · 6'8" 214 · 26	Inactive - Injury/Illness \| Right Foot; Surgery Recovery
PLAYER	MIN	PTS	TS%	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	ORB	DRB	FT	FT%	2P	2P%	3P	3P%
TOTAL	240	110	52%	43	26	7	3	8	12	8	35	17-19	89%	33-60	55%	9-35	26%

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WIN PROBABILITY | PLAYS

Win Probability

Scoring Margin

Play-by-Play

			Score / W-Prob
Clock	Team	Event	CLE	LAL
Clock	Team	Event	CLE	LAL

SHOOTING

Scoring Efficiency

CLE

1.21 60.4%

LAL

1.04 51.9%

Points per Opportunity/ True Shooting %

Scoring by Shot Type

At the Rim (within 5 feet)

CLE

79%

LAL

64%

Midrange

CLE

35%

LAL

42%

3PT | Effective 3PT

CLE

27.0

39%

59%

LAL

13.5

26%

39%

Free Throws

CLE

82%

LAL

89%

Makes

Effective 3P Makes

Efficiency

Misses

Bars scaled to point value.

Total Points

Cavaliers

PLAYER	PTS	TS%	TSM / TSA
J. Allen	27	90%	13.5 / 15
D. Mitchell	26	59%	13.0 / 22
E. Mobley	20	67%	10.0 / 15
M. Strus	15	83%	7.5 / 9
D. Garland	14	41%	7.0 / 17
G. Niang	9	75%	4.5 / 6
T. Jerome	5	42%	2.5 / 6
D. Wade	3	38%	1.5 / 4
C. LeVert	3	38%	1.5 / 4
S. Merrill	0	-	0.0 / 1

TS Makes

TS Misses

Total Points

Lakers

PLAYER	PTS	TS%	TSM / TSA
A. Reaves	35	70%	17.5 / 25
A. Davis	28	58%	14.0 / 24
L. James	23	64%	11.5 / 18
R. Hachimura	7	32%	3.5 / 11
S. Milton	6	75%	3.0 / 4
M. Christie	5	42%	2.5 / 6
D. Knecht	4	25%	2.0 / 8
D. Finney-Smith	2	25%	1.0 / 4
C. Reddish	0	-	0.0 / 3

TS Makes

TS Misses

MATCHUP

Reg Season Avg		Game Stats
Efficiency & Pace		This Game
Efficiency	1 120.9 11 114.9	CLE 122.0 +12.0 LAL 110.0
Pace	10 100.4 20 98.4	CLE 93.4 LAL 107.6 +14.2
Avg. Poss. Time	26 13.8 7 15.0	CLE 15.4 LAL 13.4 −2.0
Four Factors		This Game
EFG %	1 57.8% 8 55.7%	CLE 58.1% +9.2% LAL 48.9%
TO %	5 12.4% 14 13.3%	CLE 9.9% LAL 8.0% −1.9%
ORB %	13 25.9% 24 23.3%	CLE 22.2% +4.8% LAL 17.4%
FTrt	18 24.1 1 27.1	CLE 18.3 LAL 20.0 +1.7
Misc. Stats		This Game
AST %	19 63.1% 14 63.5%	CLE 71.1% +9.2% LAL 61.9%
STL %	15 8.1% 21 7.8%	CLE 5.0% LAL 7.0% +2.0%
BLK %	28 7.9% 24 8.7%	CLE 13.3% +6.9% LAL 6.4%

Season averages charted by z-score with a range of -2 and 2.

Reg Season Avg		Game Stats
Shooting Efficiency		This Game
TS%	1 59.2% 8 57.6%	CLE 60.4% +8.5% LAL 51.9%
Rim FG%	9 66.0% 1 68.0%	CLE 79.2% +15.3% LAL 63.9%
Mid FG%	2 47.9% 18 42.1%	CLE 34.8% LAL 41.7% +6.9%
3P %	2 38.3% 14 36.6%	CLE 39.1% +13.4% LAL 25.7%
FT %	17 77.6% 13 78.5%	CLE 82.4% LAL 89.5% +7.1%
Shot Distribution		This Game
Rim Att. %	20 30.6% 18 31.4%	CLE 25.8% LAL 37.9% +12.1%
Mid Att. %	9 23.7% 12 26.1%	CLE 24.7% −0.5% LAL 25.3%
3P Att. %	5 45.7% 13 42.5%	CLE 49.5% +12.6% LAL 36.8%

Season averages charted by z-score with a range of -2 and 2.

Game Totals	CLE	LAL
Possessions	100	100
Possession Minutes	25.7	22.3
Points	122	110
Rebounds	48	43
Assists	32	26
Steals	5	7
Blocks	8	3
Turnovers (Team)	11 (0)	8 (1)
Fouls	15	12
Off. Rebounds (Team)	10 (2)	8 (6)
Def. Rebounds (Team)	38 (2)	35 (2)
Field Goals	45-93	42-95
At-the-Rim FG	19-24	23-36
Midrange FG	8-23	10-24
2-Point FG	27-47	33-60
3-Point FG	18-46	9-35
Free Throws	14-17	17-19
Fast Break Pts	14	20
2nd Chance Pts	24	12
Points in Paint	52	62
Pts off Turnovers	10	21
Bench Points	32	12
Biggest Lead	16	2

Scoring Opportunities

Scoring Efficiency

WIN PROBABILITY | PLAYS

Win Probability

Scoring Margin

Play-by-Play

SHOOTING

Scoring Efficiency

Scoring by Shot Type

Total Points

Total Points

MATCHUP

Reg Season Avg

Reg Season Avg