⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Raptors got 18 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, 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
Lived at the line, nineteen free throws to their nine- Made seven threes to their thirteen
A 18-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 1 in the third 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q2 2:00 · TOR 59-41 CLE
- Steal
Kyle Lowry stole it from LeBron James
Q4 2:46 · TOR 99-96 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kyle Lowry traveling
Q4 2:56 · TOR 99-96 CLE
- Missed FT
Kyle Lowry misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:43 · TOR 100-96 CLE
- Missed FT
Bismack Biyombo misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:21 · TOR 101-96 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 7
Q3 10:37 · TOR 59-52 CLE
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 1
Q3 2:17 · TOR 78-77 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
LeBron James lost ball turnover
Q4 2:46 · TOR 99-96 CLE
📊The numbers
| TOR | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 7 | Threes made | 13 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 17 | Assists | 23 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
