⏱️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 first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, fourteen of 25 from three- Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their nineteen, and were outscored 28-15 off them
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 cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q2 2:00 · CLE 50-54 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q3 11:21 · CLE 58-56 ORL
- Steal
Caris LeVert stole it from Paolo Banchero
Q4 0:25 · CLE 107-114 ORL
Bad plays
- Technical
J.B. Bickerstaff technical foul
Q3 2:21 · CLE 73-75 ORL
- Missed FT
Max Strus misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:48 · CLE 107-114 ORL
- Turnover
5 second violation
Q4 0:09 · CLE 109-116 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q1 4:39 · CLE 20-26 ORL
Bad plays
- Technical
Moritz Wagner technical foul
Q3 1:29 · CLE 75-79 ORL
- Turnover
Paolo Banchero lost ball turnover
Q4 3:18 · CLE 99-107 ORL
- Turnover
Paolo Banchero bad pass
Q4 0:25 · CLE 107-114 ORL
📊The numbers
| CLE | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 10 | Threes made | 14 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 56% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 31 | Assists | 26 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
