⏱️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, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The second 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
Made twelve threes to their four- They went cold, four of 26 from three
- Kept giving it away, sixteen turnovers to their ten
- Beaten inside, 36 points in the paint to 60
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q2 8:05 · ORL 34-30 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Terrence Ross misses technical free throw
Q2 7:25 · ORL 29-30 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 3 down to 8 up
Q1 11:02 · ORL 3-11 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ORL | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 12 | Threes made | 4 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 15% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 20 | Assists | 24 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
