⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their 23, and outscored them 27-11 off them- Won the second chances, fourteen offensive rebounds to seven
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Magic
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 19
Q2 0:34 · ORL 57-38 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Pat Garrity missed Technical Free Throw.
Q2 1:15 · ORL 48-38 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Ricky Davis Technical Foul
Q2 1:15 · ORL 48-38 CLE
- Technical
Chris Mihm Technical Foul
Q4 10:15 · ORL 84-66 CLE
📊The numbers
| ORL | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 6 | Threes made | 3 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 22 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 20 | Steals | 4 |
| 1 | Blocks | 7 |
