⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, five turnovers to their twelve, and outscored them 16-2 off them- Lost the glass, 45 rebounds to 57
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 stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 6:48 · ORL 18-9 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q2 5:03 · ORL 41-28 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dwight Howard misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:32 · ORL 94-87 CLE
- Missed FT
Dwight Howard misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:32 · ORL 94-87 CLE
- Missed FT
Dwight Howard misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:28 · ORL 94-87 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q1 2:47 · ORL 18-17 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ORL | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 9 | Threes made | 7 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 66 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 19 | Assists | 17 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 2 |
| 5 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 10 | Blocks | 3 |
