⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Raptors fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ TOR better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Raptors won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Landry Fields misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:01 · TOR 94-92 CLE
- Missed FT
Landry Fields misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:01 · TOR 94-92 CLE
- Turnover
Amir Johnson bad pass
Q4 1:28 · TOR 94-94 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 8:27 · TOR 9-15 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 4:58 · TOR 16-23 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q1 1:14 · TOR 20-33 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dion Waiters misses technical free throw
Q3 7:52 · TOR 52-61 CLE
- Missed FT
Dion Waiters misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:20 · TOR 94-94 CLE
- Missed FT
Dion Waiters misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:04 · TOR 98-96 CLE
📊The numbers
| TOR | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 8 | Threes made | 7 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 22 | Assists | 20 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
