⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much higher 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, 9 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 11-point deficit to 2
Q1 8:08 · ORL 12-14 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q3 8:40 · ORL 73-69 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ignas Brazdeikis misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:41 · ORL 115-110 CLE
- Missed FT
Ignas Brazdeikis misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:41 · ORL 115-110 CLE
- Turnover
Ignas Brazdeikis bad pass
Q4 0:18 · ORL 117-112 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q1 10:00 · ORL 3-14 CLE
- Steal
Isaac Okoro stole it from Ignas Brazdeikis
Q4 0:18 · ORL 117-112 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Darius Garland lost ball turnover
Q4 4:11 · ORL 109-101 CLE
- Missed FT
Darius Garland misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 2:02 · ORL 115-110 CLE
📊The numbers
| ORL | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 16 | Threes made | 16 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 31 | Assists | 25 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
