⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers fell 14 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter and never got it back. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 25 free throws to their thirteen- Won the second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to nine
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Darius Garland bad pass
Q4 2:41 · CLE 126-120 TOR
- Missed FT
Jarrett Allen misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:13 · CLE 131-124 TOR
Raptors
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q1 5:11 · CLE 16-23 TOR
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q3 7:00 · CLE 78-89 TOR
- Steal
Jakob Poeltl stole it from Darius Garland
Q4 2:41 · CLE 126-120 TOR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Scottie Barnes lost ball turnover
Q4 4:29 · CLE 119-117 TOR
- Missed FT
Scottie Barnes misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:38 · CLE 123-119 TOR
- Turnover
Immanuel Quickley traveling
Q4 3:14 · CLE 126-120 TOR
📊The numbers
| CLE | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 60% |
| 18 | Threes made | 14 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 6 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 31 | Assists | 34 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 64 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
