⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 58 rebounds to 45- Kept giving it away, nineteen turnovers to their seven, and outscored them 20-6 off them
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q2 11:12 · CLE 38-30 TOR
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q3 3:58 · CLE 75-62 TOR
- Steal
Cedi Osman stole it from Gary Trent Jr.
Q4 0:56 · CLE 102-95 TOR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Darius Garland bad pass
Q4 1:22 · CLE 100-92 TOR
Raptors
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 2
Q3 10:56 · CLE 61-59 TOR
- Steal
Khem Birch stole it from Darius Garland
Q4 1:22 · CLE 100-92 TOR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Scottie Barnes misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 2:39 · CLE 96-88 TOR
- Turnover
Gary Trent Jr. bad pass
Q4 0:56 · CLE 102-95 TOR
- Missed FT
Pascal Siakam misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:27 · CLE 102-95 TOR
📊The numbers
| CLE | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 11 | Threes made | 6 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 24 | Assists | 17 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 5 | Steals | 13 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
