⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher 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, 12 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, 62 points inside to 38- Gave up second chances, thirteen offensive rebounds to their six
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 from level to 10 points up
Q2 0:00 · CLE 78-68 ORL
- Steal
James Harden stole it from Paolo Banchero
Q4 0:00 · CLE 136-131 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Sam Merrill misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:04 · CLE 134-128 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q3 7:04 · CLE 89-87 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Wendell Carter Jr. misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:06 · CLE 131-125 ORL
- Turnover
Paolo Banchero bad pass turnover
Q4 0:00 · CLE 136-131 ORL
📊The numbers
| CLE | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 60% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 12 | Threes made | 14 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 35 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 24 | Assists | 27 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
