⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 18 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, 19 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 37 free throws to their 26- Won the glass, 60 rebounds to 33
- A 15-0 run took them from 6 down to 9 up in the second quarter
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
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 6 down to 9 up
Q2 1:11 · CLE 58-49 TOR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q3 3:02 · CLE 84-65 TOR
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Donovan Mitchell flagrant foul type 1
Q3 7:49 · CLE 60-50 TOR
- Flagrant
Max Strus flagrant foul type 1
Q3 3:34 · CLE 76-61 TOR
- Flagrant
Jarrett Allen flagrant foul type 1
Q4 0:31 · CLE 114-98 TOR
Raptors
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Collin Murray-Boyles misses free throw flagrant 2 of 2
Q3 7:49 · CLE 60-51 TOR
📊The numbers
| CLE | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 11 | Threes made | 8 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 20 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 23 | Assists | 25 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |