⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers fell 9 points behind 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 fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, nineteen free throws to their nine- Kept giving it away, eighteen turnovers to their ten, and outscored them 21-13 off them
- Gave up second chances, nineteen offensive rebounds to their eleven
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q2 1:52 · TOR 57-45 CLE
- Steal
Fred VanVleet stole it from Darius Garland
Q4 2:47 · TOR 98-94 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Scottie Barnes lost ball turnover
Q4 2:22 · TOR 98-94 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- Steal
Jarrett Allen stole it from Scottie Barnes
Q4 2:22 · TOR 98-94 CLE
- Winner
Darius Garland hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:04 · TOR 101-102 CLE
- Ties it
Darius Garland hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:04 · TOR 101-101 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Darius Garland lost ball turnover
Q4 2:47 · TOR 98-94 CLE
📊The numbers
| TOR | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 12 | Threes made | 10 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 5 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 20 | Assists | 22 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 4 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |
