⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 15 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, 18 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q1 9:31 · CLE 15-4 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q1 1:19 · CLE 38-20 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q3 0:36 · CLE 88-80 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:24 · CLE 101-99 ORL
- Missed FT
Isaiah Thomas misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:52 · CLE 102-99 ORL
- Turnover
LeBron James bad pass
Q4 0:46 · CLE 102-101 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 12
Q3 6:52 · CLE 77-65 ORL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 2
Q3 4:24 · CLE 80-78 ORL
- Go-ahead
Shelvin Mack hit a 8-foot jumper
Q4 0:31 · CLE 102-103 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Evan Fournier misses free throw flagrant 1 of 2
Q4 6:47 · CLE 93-88 ORL
- Turnover
Bismack Biyombo 3 second turnover
Q4 1:02 · CLE 102-101 ORL
📊The numbers
| CLE | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 10 | Threes made | 5 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 4 | Assists | 6 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 20 | Steals | 14 |
| 21 | Blocks | 22 |
