⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ TOR better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 18 points worse than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their nineteen, and were outscored 30-16 off them- Owned the paint, 68 points inside to 38
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 33-point deficit to 25
Q4 5:31 · TOR 98-123 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q1 2:45 · TOR 27-28 CLE
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q1 0:00 · TOR 32-41 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q2 4:02 · TOR 46-62 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| TOR | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 59% |
| 12 | Threes made | 14 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 25 | Assists | 29 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 68 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 30 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 6 | Blocks | 9 |
