⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 16 in the second quarter
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 16
Q2 9:40 · ORL 44-28 CLE
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q3 7:13 · ORL 69-55 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Evan Fournier misses technical free throw
Q4 6:54 · ORL 83-71 CLE
- Missed FT
Jonathan Isaac misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:29 · ORL 92-85 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 6
Q4 1:41 · ORL 91-85 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
J.B. Bickerstaff technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 6:54 · ORL 83-71 CLE
📊The numbers
| ORL | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 9 | Threes made | 9 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 24 | Assists | 20 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 12 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
