⏱️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. 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, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their thirteen, and outscored them 25-6 off them- Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 36
- A 15-0 run took them from 3 down to 12 up in the first 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
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 3 down to 12 up
Q1 6:30 · CLE 26-14 ORL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q4 6:16 · CLE 105-96 ORL
Bad plays
- Technical
Shaquille O'Neal technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 8:19 · CLE 43-35 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 9:07 · CLE 7-12 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q4 9:23 · CLE 94-96 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CLE | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 9 | Threes made | 10 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 28 | Assists | 18 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
