⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 19 fast break points to 7- A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up in the second quarter
A 14-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 11 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 6 down to 6 up
Q2 0:48 · ORL 62-56 CLE
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 17
Q3 0:00 · ORL 89-72 CLE
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 25
Q4 7:18 · ORL 99-74 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 11
Q4 4:58 · ORL 99-88 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
Mo Williams technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 7:22 · ORL 63-60 CLE
📊The numbers
| ORL | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 11 | Threes made | 7 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 17 | Assists | 17 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 4 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
