⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Raptors got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ TOR better than we expected
+8Q125-17
+2Q233-31
-3Q325-27
+3Q434-29
▼ CLE better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Raptors won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 18 fast break points to 4- A 15-0 run took them from 5 down to 10 up in the first quarter
Key battles
18Fast break points4
9Steals4
10Points off turnovers17
13Offensive rebounds9
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Raptors
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 5 down to 10 up
Q1 4:23 · TOR 25-15 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Cavaliers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Cedi Osman flagrant foul type 1
Q1 0:43 · TOR 23-15 CLE
📊The numbers
| TOR | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 16 | Threes made | 12 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 26 | Assists | 24 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
