⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Raptors got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Raptors won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
They went cold, ten of 41 from three- Ran them off the floor, 28 fast break points to 6
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 2-point lead to 10
Q1 5:42 · CLE 24-14 TOR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Raptors
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q1 2:37 · CLE 27-26 TOR
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q1 0:34 · CLE 30-37 TOR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CLE | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 56% |
| 10 | Threes made | 12 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 26 | Assists | 37 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 28 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 7 |
