⏱️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 first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 9 in the fourth quarter
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 15
Q1 1:54 · CLE 33-18 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Magic
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 5
Q2 11:20 · CLE 33-28 ORL
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 9
Q4 8:54 · CLE 87-78 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CLE | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 12 | Threes made | 9 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 18 | Assists | 18 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
