⏱️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. 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, 3 points better than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Raptors won, and why the Cavaliers 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q3 9:59 · TOR 63-51 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 20
Q4 11:32 · TOR 85-65 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 10
Q4 9:17 · TOR 85-75 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| TOR | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 8 | Threes made | 8 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 2 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 24 | Assists | 13 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
