⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
+6Q130-25
+13Q228-15
-3Q328-30
-3Q417-20
▼ CLE better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 34
Key battles
7Fast break points15
17Free throws made11
11Offensive rebounds8
12Threes made9
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Magic
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 11
Q3 11:40 · ORL 59-48 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ORL | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 12 | Threes made | 9 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 19 | Assists | 17 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
