⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 21 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Made eighteen threes to their eleven- A 18-0 run took them from 2 down to 16 up in the third quarter
A 13-0 run took them from 7 down to 6 up in the first quarter
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
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run took them from 2 down to 16 up
Q3 8:00 · CLE 85-69 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 21
Q3 1:53 · CLE 96-75 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Magic
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 7 down to 6 up
Q1 9:56 · CLE 9-15 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CLE | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 18 | Threes made | 11 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 30 | Assists | 23 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 24 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
