⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 3 points worse 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, 43 rebounds to 32- Owned the paint, 50 points inside to 32
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 took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 3:15 · CLE 57-52 TOR
Bad plays
- Turnover
LeBron James offensive foul (Jose Calderon draws the foul)
Q4 1:40 · CLE 104-100 TOR
- Turnover
LeBron James turnover
Q4 1:40 · CLE 104-100 TOR
Raptors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 10:18 · CLE 6-8 TOR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q4 11:18 · CLE 93-92 TOR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jose Calderon misses technical free throw
Q2 8:15 · CLE 39-37 TOR
- Turnover
Chris Bosh turnover
Q4 0:24 · CLE 106-100 TOR
- Turnover
Marco Belinelli turnover
Q4 0:11 · CLE 108-100 TOR
📊The numbers
| CLE | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 7 | Threes made | 7 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 27 | Assists | 19 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
