⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 33- Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their nineteen, and outscored them 27-13 off them
- A 15-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 27 in the third 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 stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 9:27 · CLE 12-3 TOR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q3 11:07 · CLE 67-53 TOR
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 27
Q3 8:23 · CLE 82-55 TOR
Bad plays
- Technical
LeBron James technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 5:48 · CLE 49-33 TOR
- Technical
Ben Wallace technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 2:36 · CLE 53-44 TOR
Raptors
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CLE | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 8 | Threes made | 6 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 29 | Assists | 18 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
