⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers fell 9 points behind 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, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their three- Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 37
- A 13-0 run took them from 7 down to 6 up in the fourth quarter
- Kept giving it away, twelve turnovers to their six
A 13-0 run took them from 6 down to 7 up in the first quarter
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 9-point deficit to 1
Q2 4:46 · CLE 36-37 TOR
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 7 down to 6 up
Q4 5:00 · CLE 90-84 TOR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:18 · CLE 88-84 TOR
- Turnover
LeBron James turnover
Q4 0:55 · CLE 90-86 TOR
- Missed FT
Eric Snow misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:06 · CLE 95-91 TOR
Raptors
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 6 down to 7 up
Q1 7:20 · CLE 10-17 TOR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q2 9:49 · CLE 23-33 TOR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CLE | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 10 | Threes made | 3 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 22 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 3 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
