⏱️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 second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 62 points inside to 38
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 from level to 8 points up
Q1 3:31 · CLE 29-21 TOR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q3 9:08 · CLE 72-62 TOR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q4 6:41 · CLE 107-91 TOR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Mo Williams misses technical free throw
Q2 6:43 · CLE 43-36 TOR
Raptors
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 10:26 · CLE 5-11 TOR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q3 0:51 · CLE 90-83 TOR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CLE | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 8 | Threes made | 7 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 3 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 38 | Assists | 25 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 0 |
