⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, fifteen of 34 from three- Could not get to the line, 22 free throws to their 32
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q1 7:18 · ORL 17-15 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 10:17 · ORL 31-31 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
Jamahl Mosley technical foul
Q3 7:53 · ORL 53-63 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 9:00 · ORL 7-15 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 1:07 · ORL 23-31 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q2 5:55 · ORL 38-46 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Donovan Mitchell misses technical free throw
Q3 7:53 · ORL 53-63 CLE
📊The numbers
| ORL | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 11 | Threes made | 15 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 21 | Assists | 27 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 11 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
