⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 35
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 from level to 8 points up
Q1 5:18 · CLE 21-13 TOR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Raptors
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 12
Q4 5:41 · CLE 96-84 TOR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CLE | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 58% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 3 | Threes made | 5 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 31 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 11 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
