⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, six turnovers to their thirteen, and outscored them 16-3 off them- Won the second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to three
- Made five threes to their eleven
- They shot well above their usual, eleven of seventeen from three
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q3 1:32 · CLE 76-79 ORL
- Winner
Carlos Boozer made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Jeff McInnis.
Q4 1:55 · CLE 95-94 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Carlos Boozer missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Q4 1:55 · CLE 95-94 ORL
- Missed FT
Eric Williams missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:07 · CLE 99-98 ORL
- Missed FT
Eric Williams missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:07 · CLE 99-98 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q2 5:01 · CLE 44-52 ORL
- Lead
Juwan Howard made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 2:19 · CLE 93-94 ORL
- Ties it
Juwan Howard made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:19 · CLE 93-93 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tracy McGrady missed Flagrant Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q1 4:35 · CLE 14-14 ORL
- Technical
Drew Gooden Technical Foul
Q1 0:59 · CLE 23-24 ORL
- Turnover
Rod Strickland Lost Ball. Stolen by Dajuan Wagner.
Q4 3:31 · CLE 91-92 ORL
📊The numbers
| CLE | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 5 | Threes made | 11 |
| 56% | Three-point accuracy | 65% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 23 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 3 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 2 |
| 7 | Blocks | 7 |
