⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, eighteen of 36 from three- A 13-0 run took them from 8 down to 5 up in the third quarter
- Lost the glass, 35 rebounds to 48
- Burned in transition, 6 fast break points to 24
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 1
Q1 6:24 · CLE 21-22 TOR
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 8 down to 5 up
Q3 0:30 · CLE 108-103 TOR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q4 6:04 · CLE 122-111 TOR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
James Harden misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:18 · CLE 124-120 TOR
- Missed FT
Evan Mobley misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:02 · CLE 125-120 TOR
- Missed FT
Evan Mobley misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:02 · CLE 125-120 TOR
Raptors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q1 8:02 · CLE 10-22 TOR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q2 10:39 · CLE 44-46 TOR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q2 4:51 · CLE 54-62 TOR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ja'Kobe Walter bad pass turnover
Q4 2:04 · CLE 124-116 TOR
- Turnover
RJ Barrett steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 0:01 · CLE 125-120 TOR
📊The numbers
| CLE | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 18 | Threes made | 15 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 20 | Assists | 32 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 24 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 8 | Blocks | 8 |
