⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse 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, three of sixteen from three
A 14-0 run took them from 9 down to 5 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.
Magic
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q4 5:56 · ORL 89-85 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Vince Carter turnover
Q4 1:31 · ORL 96-90 CLE
- Missed FT
Dwight Howard misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:58 · ORL 97-93 CLE
- Missed FT
Matt Barnes misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:13 · ORL 101-95 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 9 down to 5 up
Q2 0:01 · ORL 49-54 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q4 9:57 · ORL 79-83 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:38 · ORL 89-85 CLE
- Missed FT
Antawn Jamison misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 3:00 · ORL 91-88 CLE
📊The numbers
| ORL | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 8 | Threes made | 3 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 19% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 13 | Assists | 15 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
