⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 32- A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 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 3 down to 10 up
Q1 3:01 · ORL 31-21 CLE
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 21
Q2 5:40 · ORL 55-34 CLE
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 20-point lead to 32
Q3 6:59 · ORL 88-56 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Cavaliers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ORL | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 13 | Threes made | 8 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 24 | Assists | 24 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 2 |
| 3 | Blocks | 8 |
