⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ TOR better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 dragged them back level
Q3 6:20 · TOR 59-59 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chris Bosh offensive foul (Anderson Varejao draws the foul)
Q4 2:33 · TOR 85-84 CLE
- Turnover
Chris Bosh turnover
Q4 2:33 · TOR 85-84 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- Winner
Anderson Varejao hit a two point shot
Q4 0:16 · TOR 85-86 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
LeBron James bad pass
Q4 4:24 · TOR 78-80 CLE
- Turnover
LeBron James offensive foul (Anthony Parker draws the foul)
Q4 0:39 · TOR 85-84 CLE
- Turnover
LeBron James turnover
Q4 0:39 · TOR 85-84 CLE
📊The numbers
| TOR | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 6 | Threes made | 3 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 18 | Assists | 13 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
