⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Raptors got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ TOR better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Raptors won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up in the first quarter
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up
Q1 8:26 · TOR 17-6 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q2 10:02 · TOR 37-28 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 21
Q2 3:16 · TOR 57-36 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jarrett Jack misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:23 · TOR 96-90 CLE
- Missed FT
Hedo Turkoglu misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:25 · TOR 98-91 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Daniel Gibson misses technical free throw
Q1 1:50 · TOR 23-17 CLE
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:44 · TOR 97-91 CLE
📊The numbers
| TOR | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 5 | Threes made | 9 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 23 | Assists | 19 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 4 | Steals | 4 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
