⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 26 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their four- Won the glass, 43 rebounds to 29
- A 18-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 22 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 5 down to 7 up
Q3 7:46 · ORL 74-67 CLE
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 22
Q3 2:54 · ORL 92-70 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
Franz Wagner technical foul
Q1 0:32 · ORL 22-22 CLE
- Technical
Double technical foul - Jalen Suggs and Darius Garland
Q3 7:08 · ORL 68-67 CLE
- Missed FT
Cole Anthony misses free throw flagrant 2 of 2
Q4 7:19 · ORL 102-75 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 5:48 · ORL 11-18 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q2 5:21 · ORL 41-50 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
Max Strus technical foul
Q1 9:33 · ORL 2-6 CLE
- Flagrant
Max Strus flagrant foul type 1
Q4 7:19 · ORL 101-75 CLE
📊The numbers
| ORL | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 12 | Threes made | 4 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 29 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 2 |
| 24 | Assists | 24 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
