⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second 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, 8 points better than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their four- Lost the glass, 40 rebounds to 51
- Burned in transition, 5 fast break points 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 cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q3 3:08 · TOR 65-66 CLE
- Ties it
DeMar DeRozan hit a driving dunk
Q4 1:31 · TOR 91-91 CLE
- Steal
Patrick Patterson stole it from Kyrie Irving
Q4 0:01 · TOR 91-94 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
Kyle Lowry technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 3:18 · TOR 56-65 CLE
- Missed FT
Kyle Lowry misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:36 · TOR 88-88 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- Winner
Kyrie Irving hit a 26-foot three jumper, LeBron James with the assist
Q4 0:44 · TOR 91-94 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:22 · TOR 84-85 CLE
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:27 · TOR 89-89 CLE
- Turnover
Kyrie Irving lost ball turnover
Q4 0:01 · TOR 91-94 CLE
📊The numbers
| TOR | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 4 | Threes made | 12 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 12 | Assists | 20 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
