⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 26 in the second 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 stretched a 14-point lead to 26
Q2 0:12 · ORL 64-38 CLE
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 24-point lead to 34
Q3 8:34 · ORL 74-40 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 34-point deficit to 26
Q4 3:33 · ORL 106-80 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
LeBron James technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 7:00 · ORL 9-10 CLE
- Technical
Anderson Varejao technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 4:35 · ORL 81-44 CLE
📊The numbers
| ORL | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 13 | Threes made | 9 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 53% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 28 | Assists | 14 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 2 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 9 | Steals | 4 |
| 9 | Blocks | 0 |
