⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Raptors got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ TOR better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Raptors won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 37
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q2 1:30 · TOR 59-54 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q3 2:10 · TOR 88-74 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Scottie Barnes lost ball turnover
Q4 4:50 · TOR 103-96 CLE
- Missed FT
Jamal Shead misses free throw 2 of 3
Q4 2:21 · TOR 107-99 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Thomas Bryant flagrant foul type 1
Q3 4:19 · TOR 76-69 CLE
- Turnover
Evan Mobley out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 3:51 · TOR 106-99 CLE
📊The numbers
| TOR | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 10 | Threes made | 14 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 28 | Assists | 27 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 11 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
