⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower 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, 16 points worse 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, 40 free throws to their 24- Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their fourteen
- Lost the glass, 39 rebounds to 49
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q1 6:52 · TOR 17-14 CLE
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q1 0:51 · TOR 27-20 CLE
- Steal
Amir Johnson stole it from Samardo Samuels
Q4 1:57 · TOR 69-74 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
DeMar DeRozan out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 2:49 · TOR 68-74 CLE
- Missed FT
Andrea Bargnani misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:11 · TOR 68-74 CLE
- Turnover
DeMar DeRozan lost ball
Q4 1:16 · TOR 71-74 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q1 10:47 · TOR 2-10 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q4 10:33 · TOR 64-59 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q4 6:24 · TOR 68-74 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Samardo Samuels bad pass
Q4 1:57 · TOR 69-74 CLE
- Missed FT
Donald Sloan misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:34 · TOR 73-79 CLE
- Missed FT
Antawn Jamison misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:15 · TOR 78-81 CLE
📊The numbers
| TOR | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 34% |
| 3 | Threes made | 5 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 29 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 13 | Assists | 16 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
