⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 27 free throws to their fifteen
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q2 7:43 · CLE 41-42 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q3 10:57 · CLE 69-60 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q4 3:34 · CLE 112-96 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Donovan Mitchell misses technical free throw
Q2 7:52 · CLE 33-42 ORL
- Technical
Double technical foul - Jaylon Tyson and Wendell Carter Jr.
Q3 11:40 · CLE 61-58 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 3:23 · CLE 20-30 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CLE | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 11 | Threes made | 11 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 23 | Assists | 21 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
