⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run took them from 4 down to 10 up in the fourth quarter- Burned in transition, 13 fast break points to 25
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 cut a 16-point deficit to 7
Q4 4:56 · ORL 94-101 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Arron Afflalo offensive foul (Matthew Dellavedova draws the foul)
Q4 4:22 · ORL 87-95 CLE
- Turnover
Arron Afflalo turnover
Q4 4:22 · ORL 87-95 CLE
- Turnover
Nikola Vucevic lost ball turnover
Q4 0:44 · ORL 96-103 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 2
Q2 8:33 · ORL 40-38 CLE
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 4 down to 10 up
Q4 8:06 · ORL 85-95 CLE
- Steal
Anderson Varejao stole it from Nikola Vucevic
Q4 0:44 · ORL 96-103 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 4:30 · ORL 87-95 CLE
- Missed FT
Matthew Dellavedova misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:19 · ORL 98-106 CLE
📊The numbers
| ORL | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 11 | Threes made | 8 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 22 | Assists | 18 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
