⏱️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. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ TOR better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 36 free throws to their 25- Won the glass, 42 rebounds to 31
- Ran them off the floor, 30 fast break points to 16
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q1 1:01 · TOR 34-33 CLE
- Ties it
Hedo Turkoglu hit a 25-foot three jumper, Jose Calderon with the assist
Q4 1:10 · TOR 107-107 CLE
- Lead
Hedo Turkoglu hit a two point shot
Q4 0:50 · TOR 109-107 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Reggie Evans misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 4:52 · TOR 96-100 CLE
- Turnover
Jarrett Jack lost ball
Q4 1:36 · TOR 104-105 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q1 6:05 · TOR 15-27 CLE
- Winner
Mo Williams hit a 25-foot three jumper, Anthony Parker with the assist
OT 4:43 · TOR 111-114 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q4 0:13 · TOR 111-117 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Antawn Jamison misses technical free throw
Q4 11:47 · TOR 82-86 CLE
- Missed FT
Antawn Jamison misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:01 · TOR 98-102 CLE
📊The numbers
| TOR | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 8 | Threes made | 11 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 31 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 23 | Assists | 29 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 30 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 0 | Blocks | 3 |
