⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 20 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 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, 52 points inside to 36
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q3 11:18 · CLE 70-54 TOR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 22
Q3 7:11 · CLE 82-60 TOR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 24
Q3 0:10 · CLE 100-76 TOR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Raptors
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Scottie Barnes and Jaylon Tyson
Q4 10:25 · CLE 102-84 TOR
📊The numbers
| CLE | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 16 | Threes made | 13 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 27 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 24 | Assists | 29 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Steals | 3 |
| 0 | Blocks | 4 |
