⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Raptors 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 fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Raptors won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, fifteen turnovers to their 23, and outscored them 25-15 off them- A 13-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 17 in the third quarter
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 17
Q3 1:55 · TOR 70-53 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jelani McCoy Bad Pass. Stolen by Milt Palacio.
Q4 1:01 · TOR 87-81 CLE
- Turnover
Jelani McCoy Bad Pass. Stolen by Tierre Brown.
Q4 0:41 · TOR 87-81 CLE
- Missed FT
Alvin Williams missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:25 · TOR 87-83 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q4 2:25 · TOR 87-83 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
Milt Palacio Technical Foul
Q2 2:39 · TOR 37-30 CLE
- Missed FT
Jumaine Jones missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Q4 1:20 · TOR 87-80 CLE
- Turnover
Milt Palacio Lost Ball. Stolen by Jelani McCoy.
Q4 0:56 · TOR 87-81 CLE
📊The numbers
| TOR | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 7 | Threes made | 3 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 22 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 8 | Blocks | 5 |
