⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Raptors got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 19 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Raptors won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 33 in the second quarter
Could not get to the line, fourteen free throws to their 26
A 13-0 run cut a 33-point deficit to 20 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.

Cavaliers
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 33-point deficit to 20
Q3 8:11 · CLE 75-95 TOR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 15
Q3 2:56 · CLE 85-100 TOR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.

Raptors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q1 6:54 · CLE 12-28 TOR
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 33
Q2 7:15 · CLE 38-71 TOR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CLE | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 62% |
| 15 | Threes made | 17 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 53% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 27 | Assists | 29 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Steals | 12 |
| 5 | Blocks | 11 |








