⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Raptors stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ TOR better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 3 points better than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Raptors won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 28- A 15-0 run took them from 5 down to 10 up in the fourth quarter
- They shot well above their usual, fourteen of 29 from three
A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up in the second quarter
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up
Q1 0:05 · TOR 35-25 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 3:18 · TOR 76-73 CLE
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 5 down to 10 up
Q4 7:45 · TOR 99-89 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Patrick Patterson bad pass
Q4 3:00 · TOR 94-87 CLE
- Missed FT
Bismack Biyombo misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 2:29 · TOR 96-89 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 3:56 · TOR 16-23 CLE
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up
Q2 7:56 · TOR 35-41 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q3 8:37 · TOR 60-65 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:56 · TOR 91-84 CLE
📊The numbers
| TOR | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 11 | Threes made | 14 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 14 | Assists | 22 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 8 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
