⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Lost the glass, 30 rebounds to 47- Beaten inside, 38 points in the paint to 58
A 13-0 run took them from 7 down to 6 up in the first 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 took them from 7 down to 6 up
Q1 7:15 · ORL 21-15 CLE
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q4 5:45 · ORL 109-108 CLE
- Steal
Wendell Carter Jr. stole it from Caris LeVert
Q4 2:57 · ORL 109-111 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
Cole Anthony technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 10:17 · ORL 93-97 CLE
- Turnover
Paolo Banchero out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 1:14 · ORL 109-115 CLE
- Missed FT
Franz Wagner misses free throw 1 of 3
Q4 0:04 · ORL 111-117 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q3 8:08 · ORL 69-76 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q4 7:10 · ORL 99-108 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Caris LeVert bad pass
Q4 2:57 · ORL 109-111 CLE
- Turnover
Darius Garland bad pass
Q4 1:00 · ORL 109-115 CLE
- Turnover
Darius Garland steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 0:52 · ORL 111-115 CLE
📊The numbers
| ORL | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 10 | Threes made | 15 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 30 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 25 | Assists | 23 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 6 | Steals | 3 |
| 1 | Blocks | 7 |
