⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ TOR better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Raptors won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Burned in transition, 7 fast break points to 21
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 10:52 · TOR 10-3 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q1 5:52 · TOR 23-11 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
Rafer Alston Double Technical Foul. Ira Newble gains possession.
Q3 4:22 · TOR 66-68 CLE
- Missed FT
Donyell Marshall missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 3:55 · TOR 92-88 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
LeBron James Bad Pass. Stolen by Rafer Alston.
Q4 0:15 · TOR 103-98 CLE
📊The numbers
| TOR | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 12 | Threes made | 7 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 14 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
