⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 59 rebounds to 49
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q4 1:20 · CLE 81-79 ORL
- Lead
Jarrett Jack hit a 17-foot jumper, Tristan Thompson with the assist
OT 4:35 · CLE 81-79 ORL
- Winner
Anderson Varejao hit a 18-foot jumper, Dion Waiters with the assist
OT 2:06 · CLE 83-81 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Magic
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q3 2:27 · CLE 57-62 ORL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q4 9:57 · CLE 64-74 ORL
- Ties it
Arron Afflalo hit a layup, Glen Davis with the assist
OT 3:19 · CLE 81-81 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
5 sec inbound turnover
Q4 0:13 · CLE 75-79 ORL
- Turnover
Arron Afflalo offensive foul (Matthew Dellavedova draws the foul)
OT 3:41 · CLE 81-79 ORL
- Turnover
Arron Afflalo turnover
OT 3:41 · CLE 81-79 ORL
📊The numbers
| CLE | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 34% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 4 | Threes made | 7 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 69 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 22 | Assists | 21 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 12 |
