⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their three- Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 27
- A 22-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 23 in the first quarter
- Could not get to the line, 24 free throws to their 35
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 8:33 · CLE 15-7 TOR
- 22-0 run
A 22-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 23
Q1 4:05 · CLE 43-20 TOR
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 20-point lead to 33
Q2 3:12 · CLE 69-36 TOR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Raptors
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
DeMar DeRozan technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 4:24 · CLE 51-30 TOR
- Technical
Cory Joseph technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 1:53 · CLE 93-57 TOR
📊The numbers
| CLE | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 10 | Threes made | 3 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 18% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 23 | Assists | 19 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 30 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
