⏱️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 third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 1:25 · CLE 75-75 ORL
- Go-ahead
Mo Williams hit a 25-foot three jumper, LeBron James with the assist
Q4 1:59 · CLE 92-91 ORL
- Winner
LeBron James hit a 26-foot three jumper
Q4 0:47 · CLE 95-93 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
LeBron James turnover
Q4 4:30 · CLE 89-89 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- Go-ahead
Courtney Lee hit a layup, Rafer Alston with the assist
Q4 1:23 · CLE 92-93 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dwight Howard 3 second
Q4 0:30 · CLE 95-93 ORL
📊The numbers
| CLE | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 7 | Threes made | 10 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 20 | Assists | 23 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
