⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 15 points ahead of 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 second quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, nine of eighteen from three
A 14-0 run took them from 6 down to 8 up 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.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 18
Q1 8:06 · CLE 26-8 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q4 4:24 · CLE 102-93 ORL
Bad plays
- Technical
Wally Szczerbiak technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 11:37 · CLE 35-18 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 9
Q1 0:22 · CLE 35-26 ORL
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 6 down to 8 up
Q2 0:32 · CLE 56-64 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CLE | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 9 | Threes made | 8 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 21 | Assists | 12 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Steals | 11 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
