⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 37 free throws to their 24
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 stretched a 13-point lead to 21
Q2 0:50 · CLE 57-36 ORL
- Steal
Jarrett Jack stole it from Jameer Nelson
Q4 0:58 · CLE 94-89 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tristan Thompson traveling
Q4 4:35 · CLE 87-79 ORL
- Turnover
Tyler Zeller steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 3:08 · CLE 89-82 ORL
- Missed FT
Tristan Thompson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:05 · CLE 100-93 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 12
Q3 9:12 · CLE 64-52 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Nikola Vucevic misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:35 · CLE 89-81 ORL
- Turnover
Jameer Nelson bad pass
Q4 0:58 · CLE 94-89 ORL
📊The numbers
| CLE | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 5 | Threes made | 6 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 22 | Assists | 21 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
