⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 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, 45 rebounds to 30- Owned the paint, 50 points inside to 28
- A 15-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 32 in the third quarter
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 20
Q2 3:02 · ORL 31-51 CLE
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 32
Q3 9:38 · ORL 41-73 CLE
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 29-point lead to 40
Q4 5:11 · ORL 69-109 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
Anderson Varejao technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 8:26 · ORL 56-93 CLE
📊The numbers
| ORL | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 57% |
| 6 | Threes made | 11 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 52% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 16 | Assists | 28 |
| 28 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 31 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 8 | Steals | 12 |
| 3 | Blocks | 0 |
