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CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Cavaliers regained momentum in the series after gutting out a 125-120 victory in Game 5 to take a 3-2 lead over the Toronto Raptors.
The stats in the table below are taken from Cleaning the Glass. As a note, the percentiles are in comparison to other playoff games, which influences the sample size.
Offensive Rating
Effective Field Goal Percentage
Offensive Turnover Percentage
Offensive Rebounding Percentage
Free Throw Rate
Cavs
123.8, 81st percentile
65%, 97th percentile
14.9%, 52nd percentile
19.5%, 8th percentile
26.6, 73rd percentile
Raptors
120, 70th percentile
54.8%, 57th percentile
15%, 49th percentile
38.9%, 89th percentile
18.1, 26th percentile
Now, let’s dive into the numbers.
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The Cavs took 39% of their shots at the rim (80th percentile). The offense stalled out in games 3 and 4. They failed to register over 105 points in both losses, largely due to an inability to get to the rim. Cleveland took just 26% of their shots in the restricted area in Game 3 (29th percentile) and 28% in Game 4 (34th percentile).
Cleveland completed 76.9% of their shots at the rim (74th percentile). The willingness to get to the basket was coupled with the ability to finish there. Relentlessly attacking the basket caused the defense to shift, which opened up the rest of the offense.
The Cavs knocked down 50% of their threes. That’s up considerably from the 31.1% they hit in Game 3 and the 25% they converted in Game 4. This shouldn’t come as a surprise. The Cavs are an inside-out team, not the other way around. When they’re getting to the basket and causing the defense to collapse, the ball gets kicked out for open catch-and-shoot threes. When they aren’t, they’re usually settling for stagnant pull-up jumpers. In general, if you’re ever wondering why the Cavs aren’t hitting their threes, it’s probably because they aren’t getting inside enough.
Toronto destroyed the Cavs in transition, as they were in the 100th percentile in points added in the open court. Cleveland has mostly done a good job of keeping Toronto from getting out on the break. They didn’t in Game 5. Allowing a team to get…
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