⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The first 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
Owned the paint, 64 points inside to 42- Could not get to the line, fourteen free throws to their 34
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 stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q3 11:09 · CLE 73-57 TOR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Raptors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q3 1:55 · CLE 92-89 TOR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CLE | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 16 | Threes made | 12 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 27 | Assists | 22 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 24 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
