⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ TOR better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 39 free throws to their 24- Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 37
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 cut a 27-point deficit to 17
Q3 0:50 · TOR 74-91 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
Jalen Rose Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q2 12:00 · TOR 22-26 CLE
- Technical
Chris Bosh Technical Foul. His 2nd Technical Foul.
Q3 11:42 · TOR 47-62 CLE
- Technical
Rafael Araujo Double Technical Foul. Robert Traylor gains possession.
Q4 9:18 · TOR 76-93 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q2 3:14 · TOR 43-59 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 20-point lead to 29
Q3 7:45 · TOR 49-78 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
LeBron James missed Technical Free Throw.
Q2 12:00 · TOR 22-26 CLE
- Technical
Sasha Pavlovic Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q2 6:24 · TOR 34-40 CLE
📊The numbers
| TOR | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 3 | Threes made | 5 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 66 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 14 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
