⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
-4Q115-23
-2Q215-20
0Q330-31
-3Q424-26
▼ ORL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 4 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, six turnovers to their eighteen, and outscored them 23-8 off them- A 12-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 20 in the second quarter
Key battles
8Points off turnovers23
18Turnovers6
2Blocks8
4Steals10
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 11
Q2 1:54 · CLE 32-43 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Magic
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 20
Q2 5:39 · CLE 23-43 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CLE | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 6 | Threes made | 11 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 18 | Assists | 25 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 4 | Steals | 10 |
| 2 | Blocks | 8 |
