⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 21 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 36
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 10 down to 1 up
Q1 4:13 · ORL 28-27 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 8:29 · ORL 33-38 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q4 11:42 · ORL 72-87 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
Marreese Speights technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 1:34 · ORL 68-79 CLE
📊The numbers
| ORL | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 4 | Threes made | 9 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 22 | Assists | 28 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
