⏱️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, 9 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, 66 points inside to 48
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 10:45 · TOR 12-2 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q2 9:20 · TOR 46-37 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q4 5:00 · TOR 114-102 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
Delon Wright technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 6:58 · TOR 75-66 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Larry Nance Jr. misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:42 · TOR 109-101 CLE
📊The numbers
| TOR | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 9 | Threes made | 9 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 21 | Assists | 20 |
| 66 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
