⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
A 16-0 run took them from 5 down to 11 up in the second quarter- Kept giving it away, nineteen turnovers to their thirteen
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 from level to 11 points up
Q1 0:00 · ORL 38-27 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 5 down to 11 up
Q2 4:37 · ORL 47-58 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tristan Thompson bad pass
Q4 4:58 · ORL 94-98 CLE
- Missed FT
Tristan Thompson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:09 · ORL 100-107 CLE
- Missed FT
Tristan Thompson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:09 · ORL 100-107 CLE
📊The numbers
| ORL | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 11 | Threes made | 13 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 24 | Assists | 23 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
