⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
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 Cavaliers won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 44 points inside to 28
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q1 1:21 · CLE 32-16 ORL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 23
Q2 9:47 · CLE 43-20 ORL
- Winner
LeBron James hit a 25-foot three jumper, Mo Williams with the assist
Q4 0:00 · CLE 96-95 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Delonte West bad pass
Q4 3:13 · CLE 91-88 ORL
- Turnover
LeBron James traveling
Q4 0:30 · CLE 93-93 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 9:37 · CLE 82-82 ORL
- Ties it
Hedo Turkoglu hit a 25-foot three jumper, Rashard Lewis with the assist
Q4 0:48 · CLE 93-93 ORL
- Lead
Hedo Turkoglu hit a jumper
Q4 0:01 · CLE 93-95 ORL
Bad plays
- Technical
Marcin Gortat technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 9:57 · CLE 81-73 ORL
- Turnover
Hedo Turkoglu offensive foul (Anderson Varejao draws the foul)
Q4 3:31 · CLE 91-88 ORL
- Turnover
Hedo Turkoglu turnover
Q4 3:31 · CLE 91-88 ORL
📊The numbers
| CLE | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 5 | Threes made | 10 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 17 | Assists | 16 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
