⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter but fell behind it by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their 21, and were outscored 23-10 off them- Lost the glass, 40 rebounds to 50
- Beaten inside, 32 points in the paint to 48
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 17
Q1 1:25 · CLE 37-20 ORL
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Richard Jefferson flagrant foul type 1 (Bismack Biyombo draws the foul)
Q4 5:11 · CLE 88-80 ORL
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:54 · CLE 96-88 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 16
Q2 4:58 · CLE 56-40 ORL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 13
Q3 2:12 · CLE 80-67 ORL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 6
Q4 9:30 · CLE 86-80 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 2:16 · CLE 94-88 ORL
- Missed FT
Serge Ibaka misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:50 · CLE 98-95 ORL
📊The numbers
| CLE | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 11 | Threes made | 8 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 68 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 17 | Assists | 21 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
