⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 39- Burned in transition, 4 fast break points to 16
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q3 8:38 · CLE 56-50 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Larry Hughes bad pass
Q4 4:39 · CLE 72-71 ORL
- Turnover
LeBron James bad pass
Q4 2:26 · CLE 79-75 ORL
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:12 · CLE 86-80 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q3 2:47 · CLE 60-62 ORL
- Steal
Grant Hill stole it from LeBron James
Q4 2:26 · CLE 79-75 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Trevor Ariza misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 4:22 · CLE 72-73 ORL
- Turnover
Grant Hill traveling
Q4 2:39 · CLE 79-75 ORL
- Missed FT
Dwight Howard misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:20 · CLE 84-77 ORL
📊The numbers
| CLE | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 2 | Threes made | 3 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 23 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 17 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
