⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 24 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. 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, 20 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, 54 rebounds to 35
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 11:32 · ORL 10-0 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q3 7:29 · ORL 69-59 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 5:59 · ORL 15-15 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Andre Drummond and Dwayne Bacon
Q3 7:29 · ORL 62-59 CLE
📊The numbers
| ORL | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 15 | Threes made | 10 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 22 | Assists | 20 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 12 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
