⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. 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, 16 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 36- A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up in the third 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up
Q3 6:00 · ORL 76-65 CLE
- Steal
Jonathan Isaac stole it from Isaac Okoro
Q4 0:18 · ORL 102-94 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Paolo Banchero bad pass
Q4 1:38 · ORL 99-92 CLE
- Missed FT
Paolo Banchero misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:19 · ORL 99-94 CLE
- Turnover
Paolo Banchero lost ball turnover
Q4 0:44 · ORL 100-94 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 1:16 · ORL 22-29 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 9
Q4 8:48 · ORL 91-82 CLE
- Steal
Dean Wade stole it from Paolo Banchero
Q4 0:44 · ORL 100-94 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Donovan Mitchell misses technical free throw
Q3 10:18 · ORL 54-55 CLE
- Turnover
Tristan Thompson steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 0:58 · ORL 100-94 CLE
- Turnover
Isaac Okoro bad pass
Q4 0:18 · ORL 102-94 CLE
📊The numbers
| ORL | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 7 | Threes made | 9 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 22 | Assists | 15 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |
