⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Raptors got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ TOR better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The second 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
Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 40- Owned the paint, 36 points inside to 20
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 stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q2 4:31 · TOR 52-37 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q3 0:00 · TOR 85-70 CLE
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q4 5:22 · TOR 95-81 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Cory Joseph and Tristan Thompson
Q2 0:43 · TOR 60-42 CLE
- Flagrant
Bismack Biyombo flagrant foul type 1 (LeBron James draws the foul)
Q4 3:20 · TOR 91-77 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
James Jones technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 1:34 · TOR 95-81 CLE
📊The numbers
| TOR | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 12 | Threes made | 14 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 15 | Assists | 15 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 20 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 1 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
