⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 26 free throws to their ten- Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 38
- Beaten inside, 38 points in the paint to 66
A 13-0 run took them from 6 down to 7 up 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q3 5:47 · ORL 65-66 CLE
- Steal
Paolo Banchero stole it from Donovan Mitchell
Q4 0:56 · ORL 98-93 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Paolo Banchero misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 3:05 · ORL 94-89 CLE
- Missed FT
Jalen Suggs misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:17 · ORL 100-96 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 6 down to 7 up
Q3 11:27 · ORL 55-62 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Darius Garland bad pass
Q4 4:31 · ORL 86-86 CLE
- Turnover
8 second turnover
Q4 2:56 · ORL 94-89 CLE
- Turnover
Donovan Mitchell bad pass
Q4 0:56 · ORL 98-93 CLE
📊The numbers
| ORL | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 11 | Threes made | 7 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 5 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 19 | Assists | 15 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 66 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 10 |