⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 20 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 fourteen threes to their six- Lived at the line, 23 free throws to their eleven
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up in the third 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 3:19 · CLE 27-20 ORL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q2 9:19 · CLE 38-32 ORL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q3 0:26 · CLE 80-72 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Collin Sexton offensive foul
Q4 4:15 · CLE 91-84 ORL
- Turnover
Collin Sexton turnover
Q4 4:15 · CLE 91-84 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q1 0:39 · CLE 29-32 ORL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up
Q3 7:31 · CLE 60-68 ORL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 1
Q4 8:52 · CLE 85-84 ORL
Bad plays
- Technical
D.J. Augustin technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 7:23 · CLE 80-79 ORL
- Turnover
Nikola Vucevic turnover
Q4 3:25 · CLE 94-86 ORL
📊The numbers
| CLE | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 14 | Threes made | 6 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 20 | Assists | 23 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
