⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The first 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
They went cold, five of 26 from three- Lived at the line, 51 free throws to their 35
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 10:29 · ORL 9-2 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q3 9:15 · ORL 56-48 CLE
- Steal
Rafer Alston stole it from LeBron James
Q4 1:30 · ORL 92-86 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dwight Howard misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:43 · ORL 89-83 CLE
- Missed FT
Rashard Lewis misses technical free throw
Q4 1:07 · ORL 92-86 CLE
- Missed FT
Rashard Lewis misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:34 · ORL 95-89 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q1 0:58 · ORL 24-23 CLE
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 6 down to 5 up
Q2 7:26 · ORL 29-34 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:00 · ORL 92-86 CLE
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:00 · ORL 92-86 CLE
- Turnover
LeBron James bad pass
Q4 1:30 · ORL 92-86 CLE
📊The numbers
| ORL | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 19% |
| 39 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 16 | Assists | 17 |
| 26 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
