⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 39
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 18
Q1 3:08 · CLE 34-16 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q2 1:18 · CLE 63-44 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q3 1:26 · CLE 95-76 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 14
Q3 7:54 · CLE 70-56 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CLE | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 15 | Threes made | 11 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 25 | Assists | 26 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
