⏱️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 second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
A 17-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 31 in the fourth quarter
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up
Q2 8:15 · ORL 43-33 CLE
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 31
Q4 6:11 · ORL 101-70 CLE
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Stacey Augmon flagrant foul type 1 (Donyell Marshall draws the foul)
Q4 9:53 · ORL 78-60 CLE
- Technical
Hedo Turkoglu technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 9:53 · ORL 78-60 CLE
- Technical
Keyon Dooling technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 6:41 · ORL 82-67 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q1 8:02 · ORL 7-17 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Donyell Marshall misses flagrant free throw 2 of 2
Q4 9:53 · ORL 78-60 CLE
- Missed FT
Donyell Marshall misses flagrant free throw 2 of 2
Q4 9:53 · ORL 78-61 CLE
📊The numbers
| ORL | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 58% | Shooting from the field | 34% |
| 3 | Threes made | 3 |
| 60% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 22 | Assists | 11 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
