⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 19 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 50 points inside to 28- Gave up second chances, eighteen offensive rebounds to their ten
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.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 9
Q2 3:57 · CLE 40-49 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q3 2:23 · CLE 76-68 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Magic
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up
Q1 8:02 · CLE 10-20 ORL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q2 11:02 · CLE 18-33 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CLE | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 34% |
| 8 | Threes made | 10 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 19 | Assists | 17 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 11 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |