⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 19 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 36- A 14-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 17 in the fourth quarter
- Made six threes to their twelve
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 12
Q2 4:18 · ORL 49-61 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q3 8:49 · ORL 70-75 CLE
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 17
Q4 10:31 · ORL 110-93 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 5:23 · ORL 83-86 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ORL | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 6 | Threes made | 12 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 8 | Assists | 4 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Steals | 14 |
| 16 | Blocks | 24 |
