⏱️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
+7Q133-23
-10Q216-25
+8Q332-22
+1Q431-26
▼ CLE better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse 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- A 14-0 run took them from 4 down to 10 up in the first quarter
Key battles
16Fast break points7
5Offensive rebounds9
66Points in the paint48
5Blocks3
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Raptors
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 4 down to 10 up
Q1 7:29 · TOR 22-12 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Cavaliers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| TOR | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 8 | Threes made | 10 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 32 | Assists | 25 |
| 66 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
