⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers fell 16 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ TOR better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
They went cold, five of nineteen from three- Won the glass, 32 rebounds to 10
- Kept giving it away, fifteen turnovers to their eight, and were outscored 17-9 off them
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 19
Q1 1:50 · TOR 33-14 CLE
- Ties it
Jamario Moon hit a layup, Jose Calderon with the assist
Q4 2:09 · TOR 84-84 CLE
- Steal
Chris Bosh stole it from Devin Brown
Q4 0:16 · TOR 86-91 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q2 7:01 · TOR 37-29 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 8
Q3 0:28 · TOR 70-62 CLE
- Winner
LeBron James hit a 7-foot running jumper
Q4 1:51 · TOR 84-86 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Devin Brown bad pass
Q4 0:16 · TOR 86-91 CLE
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:14 · TOR 88-92 CLE
- Missed FT
Devin Brown misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:10 · TOR 88-92 CLE
📊The numbers
| TOR | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 5 | Threes made | 9 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 84 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 23 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 3 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
