⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, nine of twenty from three
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
- Go-ahead
Delonte West hit a 23-foot three jumper, LeBron James with the assist
Q4 0:40 · CLE 103-102 ORL
- Go-ahead
LeBron James hit a 8-foot jumper
Q4 0:25 · CLE 105-104 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:39 · CLE 97-100 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q3 4:15 · CLE 75-73 ORL
- Go-ahead
Rashard Lewis hit a 16-foot jumper, Rafer Alston with the assist
Q4 0:31 · CLE 103-104 ORL
- Winner
Rashard Lewis hit a 25-foot three jumper, Hedo Turkoglu with the assist
Q4 0:14 · CLE 106-107 ORL
Bad plays
- Technical
Dwight Howard technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 9:42 · CLE 65-54 ORL
- Turnover
Rafer Alston lost ball
Q4 4:39 · CLE 90-93 ORL
- Turnover
Hedo Turkoglu bad pass
Q4 4:05 · CLE 90-93 ORL
📊The numbers
| CLE | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 8 | Threes made | 9 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 23 | Assists | 32 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 7 | Blocks | 1 |
