⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ TOR better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
They went cold, one of fifteen from three
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Raptors
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q3 7:07 · TOR 59-57 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Alvin Williams Bad Pass. Stolen by Tyrone Hill.
Q4 4:07 · TOR 75-75 CLE
- Turnover
Alvin Williams Bad Pass. Stolen by Dajuan Wagner.
Q4 1:15 · TOR 80-77 CLE
- Turnover
Morris Peterson Bad Pass. Stolen by Darius Miles.
Q4 0:02 · TOR 80-81 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q1 3:54 · TOR 18-20 CLE
- Winner
Ricky Davis made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:02 · TOR 80-81 CLE
- Ties it
Ricky Davis made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:02 · TOR 80-80 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Zydrunas Ilgauskas Lost Ball. Stolen by Alvin Williams.
Q4 2:59 · TOR 77-75 CLE
- Turnover
Ricky Davis Bad Pass. Stolen by Antonio Davis.
Q4 1:34 · TOR 80-77 CLE
- Turnover
Ricky Davis Lost Ball. Stolen by Lindsey Hunter.
Q4 0:39 · TOR 80-79 CLE
📊The numbers
| TOR | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 1 | Threes made | 3 |
| 7% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 19 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 11 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 10 |
