⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their eight
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 4:09 · CLE 22-15 ORL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 20
Q3 3:44 · CLE 82-62 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Magic
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q1 9:31 · CLE 8-13 ORL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 8
Q4 5:39 · CLE 97-89 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CLE | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 16 | Threes made | 8 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 22 | Assists | 19 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
