⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Raptors fell 9 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, 14 points better than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Raptors won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their fifteen- Could not get to the line, thirteen free throws to their 29
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q3 7:22 · TOR 60-54 CLE
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 13
Q3 4:48 · TOR 71-58 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
Jonas Valanciunas technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 1:49 · TOR 72-61 CLE
- Missed FT
Kyle Lowry misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:10 · TOR 96-89 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kyrie Irving misses technical free throw
Q3 1:49 · TOR 72-60 CLE
📊The numbers
| TOR | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 7 | Threes made | 6 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 23 | Assists | 21 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 8 |
