⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 19 fast break points to 7- Could not get to the line, nineteen free throws to their 29
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 10:06 · CLE 13-6 ORL
- Winner
Evan Mobley hit a dunk, Max Strus with the assist
Q4 1:43 · CLE 99-98 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Donovan Mitchell misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:16 · CLE 99-98 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q1 5:50 · CLE 16-17 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q2 2:51 · CLE 48-47 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q3 8:13 · CLE 57-59 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Paolo Banchero bad pass
Q4 4:46 · CLE 90-90 ORL
- Missed FT
Wendell Carter Jr. misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:52 · CLE 97-96 ORL
📊The numbers
| CLE | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 13 | Threes made | 9 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 23 | Assists | 17 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
