⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Raptors got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Raptors won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
They went cold, six of twenty from three- A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up in the second quarter
- Could not get to the line, thirteen free throws to their 28
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kyrie Irving lost ball
Q4 1:58 · CLE 91-98 TOR
- Turnover
Anderson Varejao lost ball
Q4 1:39 · CLE 91-99 TOR
Raptors
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up
Q2 9:30 · CLE 31-39 TOR
- Steal
DeMar DeRozan stole it from Kyrie Irving
Q4 1:58 · CLE 91-98 TOR
- Steal
Amir Johnson stole it from Anderson Varejao
Q4 1:39 · CLE 91-99 TOR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Amir Johnson traveling
Q4 4:58 · CLE 85-92 TOR
- Missed FT
DeMar DeRozan misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:54 · CLE 91-99 TOR
- Missed FT
Amir Johnson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:12 · CLE 96-103 TOR
📊The numbers
| CLE | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 6 | Threes made | 9 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 21 | Assists | 35 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 1 | Blocks | 9 |
