⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 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 thirteen threes to their six- Kept giving it away, thirteen turnovers to their five, and were outscored 23-10 off them
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 11-point deficit to 3
Q2 11:25 · CLE 29-32 TOR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q2 5:05 · CLE 44-45 TOR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Daniel Gibson bad pass
Q4 3:05 · CLE 101-93 TOR
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 1:36 · CLE 104-98 TOR
- Missed FT
Devin Brown misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:07 · CLE 108-105 TOR
Raptors
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 11:12 · CLE 2-11 TOR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q4 2:00 · CLE 104-103 TOR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CLE | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 13 | Threes made | 6 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 68 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 28 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 5 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
