⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their 23, and outscored them 21-10 off them- A 12-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 15 in the second quarter
- They shot well above their usual, six of twelve from three
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 cut a 16-point deficit to 7
Q3 10:29 · ORL 43-50 CLE
- Go-ahead
Dwight Howard made 7 ft two point shot.
Q4 1:46 · ORL 84-83 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot Clock Violation
OT 4:11 · ORL 88-89 CLE
- Turnover
Hedo Turkoglu Turnover
OT 3:32 · ORL 88-91 CLE
- Turnover
Steve Francis Bad Pass. Stolen by Larry Hughes.
OT 0:51 · ORL 93-100 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 15
Q2 6:48 · ORL 23-38 CLE
- Winner
Zydrunas Ilgauskas made 7 ft hook shot.
OT 4:37 · ORL 88-89 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q4 0:14 · ORL 88-93 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Larry Hughes missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:01 · ORL 86-83 CLE
- Missed FT
Larry Hughes missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
OT 1:58 · ORL 93-95 CLE
- Missed FT
LeBron James missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
OT 1:35 · ORL 93-97 CLE
📊The numbers
| ORL | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 18 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 14 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
