⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 4 points worse 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, eight turnovers to their 21, and outscored them 24-10 off them- Won the second chances, nineteen offensive rebounds to eleven
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
- Winner
Juwan Howard made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tracy McGrady.
OT 4:41 · ORL 99-97 CLE
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
OT 2:11 · ORL 113-101 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q3 8:11 · ORL 68-70 CLE
- Ties it
Carlos Boozer made Layup.
Q4 0:46 · ORL 97-97 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
LeBron James Bad Pass. Stolen by Tracy McGrady.
Q4 2:55 · ORL 95-93 CLE
- Turnover
Carlos Boozer Bad Pass. Stolen by Rod Strickland.
Q4 1:35 · ORL 97-95 CLE
- Turnover
24 second
OT 1:44 · ORL 105-101 CLE
📊The numbers
| ORL | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 7 | Threes made | 7 |
| 58% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 21 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 1 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 12 | Steals | 3 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
