⏱️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 fourth quarter was where it moved most, 4 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 24 fast break points to 11- Lost the glass, 33 rebounds to 43
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q2 9:06 · ORL 40-38 CLE
- Go-ahead
Steve Francis made 21 ft jumper.
Q4 2:12 · ORL 100-99 CLE
- Winner
Steve Francis made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:30 · ORL 103-102 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Grant Hill missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:34 · ORL 100-99 CLE
- Missed FT
Grant Hill missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:34 · ORL 100-99 CLE
- Missed FT
Steve Francis missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:16 · ORL 105-102 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- Ties it
LeBron James made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Q4 0:44 · ORL 102-102 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Eric Snow missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Q4 4:24 · ORL 95-97 CLE
📊The numbers
| ORL | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 3 | Threes made | 3 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 3 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 24 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
