⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic fell 9 points behind 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 fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Made fourteen threes to their six- Won the second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to ten
- Burned in transition, 3 fast break points to 22
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 took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q1 0:02 · ORL 29-23 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q3 4:26 · ORL 61-63 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 0:47 · ORL 75-72 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dwight Howard misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:34 · ORL 92-84 CLE
- Missed FT
Dwight Howard misses free throw
Q4 3:20 · ORL 92-84 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 2:51 · ORL 38-43 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ORL | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 14 | Threes made | 6 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 66 | Rebounds | 65 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 21 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 3 | Steals | 3 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
