⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Raptors got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Raptors won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Gave up second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to their eight
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q2 10:33 · CLE 30-33 TOR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 11:37 · CLE 53-53 TOR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q3 1:53 · CLE 67-61 TOR
Bad plays
- Technical
Zydrunas Ilgauskas Technical Foul
Q3 4:22 · CLE 57-56 TOR
- Turnover
24 second
Q4 0:44 · CLE 84-84 TOR
- Turnover
Ira Newble Bad Pass. Stolen by Morris Peterson.
Q4 0:00 · CLE 86-87 TOR
Raptors
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q1 1:58 · CLE 20-31 TOR
- Ties it
Jalen Rose made 1 ft Two Point Shot.
Q4 2:19 · CLE 82-82 TOR
- Winner
Jalen Rose made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Morris Peterson.
Q4 0:00 · CLE 86-87 TOR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CLE | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 1 | Threes made | 6 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 20 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 13 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 13 |
