⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 19 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 38
A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up in the first 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q2 11:47 · ORL 22-23 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q2 6:35 · ORL 31-28 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Keyon Dooling misses technical free throw
Q1 5:05 · ORL 2-13 CLE
- Turnover
Dwight Howard bad pass
Q4 3:49 · ORL 69-63 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up
Q1 8:45 · ORL 2-13 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
Zydrunas Ilgauskas technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 5:05 · ORL 2-13 CLE
📊The numbers
| ORL | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 5 | Threes made | 3 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 13 | Assists | 12 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
