⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Raptors got 23 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ TOR better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 22 points better than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Raptors won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their 22, and were outscored 23-8 off them- Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 40
- A 16-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 25 in the fourth quarter
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 7:00 · TOR 21-12 CLE
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 25
Q4 4:58 · TOR 124-99 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q2 9:27 · TOR 37-36 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| TOR | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 14 | Threes made | 14 |
| 61% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 29 | Assists | 23 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 11 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
