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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Magic | 23 | 24 | 23 | 33 | 103 |
 Cavaliers | 33 | 15 | 27 | 29 | 104 |
ORLTeam statsCLE| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ORL | 36-7846.2% | 9-3129.0% | 22-2975.9% | 43 | 17 | 14 |
| CLE | 38-8843.2% | 13-3735.1% | 15-1978.9% | 39 | 23 | 10 |
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Cleveland Cavaliers104| 40 | 28 | 9-23 | 1-7 | 9-10 | 0 | −11 | −5.3 | |||||||
| 40 | 16 | 6-13 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 0 | +2 | +0.4 | |||||||
| 39 | 14 | 7-11 | 0-0 | 0-2 | +4 | +4.5 | ||||||||
| 39 | 23 | 9-16 | 3-5 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | +9 | +1.5 | ||||||
| 23 | 8 | 2-10 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −10 | −6.2 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 26 | 12 | 4-9 | 2-5 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +8 | −2.2 | ||||
| 19 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | +3 | −1.7 | |||||||
| 9 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −5 | +0.4 | ||||||
| 6 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | −3.4 | ||
| Team | 104 | 38-8843.2% | 13-3735.1% | 39 | 23 | 10 | 25 | 15-1978.9% | 8 | 9 | 3 | |||
Bench 15 points on 5 for 15 shooting
Did not play: Georges Niang and Damian Jones (coach’s decision); Jarrett Allen (injury/illness).
Orlando Magic103| 39 | 13 | 5-14 | 0-5 | 0 | 3-4 | 0 | +6 | −6.8 | ||||||
| 38 | 14 | 3-11 | 1-6 | 7-8 | −10 | −3.0 | ||||||||
| 38 | 39 | 14-24 | 4-7 | 7-8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | +5.8 | |||||
| 33 | 7 | 3-6 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | +3 | +2.3 | ||||||
| 19 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −9.2 | ||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 22 | 7 | 3-5 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −0.2 | ||||
| 15 | 8 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0 | 3-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −1.2 | ||||
| 15 | 7 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | −2 | +1.6 | |||||||
| 12 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −14 | −4.4 | |||||
| 10 | 6 | 2-5 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +12 | +1.6 | ||||
| Team | 103 | 36-7846.2% | 9-3129.0% | 43 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 22-2975.9% | 7 | 5 | 7 | |||
Bench 30 points on 11 for 20 shooting
Did not play: Anthony Black, Jett Howard, Goga Bitadze, Chuma Okeke and Caleb Houstan (coach’s decision).
Cavaliers104Magic103ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
The Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Orlando Magic 104-103 for a 3-2 lead in the first-round series.
Evan Mobley’s dunk answered Paolo Banchero’s 16-foot fadeaway and put the Cavaliers back ahead for good with 1:43 left in the fourth quarter.
The Magic had the ball down 2 with 13 seconds left, but Mobley blocked Franz Wagner’s driving layup at the rim, lifting the Cavaliers’ chance to win from 89% to 95%. It would have tied the game.
During clutch time, the Cavaliers outscored the Magic 14-13. Donovan Mitchell scored 7 of the Cavaliers’ 14 on 1 for 3 shooting and 5 for 6 at the line. With 4:46 left, Max Strus stole the ball from Banchero, and Mitchell’s driving layup off it put the Cavaliers ahead 92-90.
Mitchell scored 28 points. Darius Garland added 23 points (17 in the first quarter), and Mobley had 14 points and 13 rebounds.
For the Magic, Banchero had 39 points (16 in the fourth quarter) and 8 rebounds. Banchero scored 16 of his 39 points in the fourth quarter.
The Magic forced 10 turnovers, about 5 fewer than usual for this many possessions. The Cavaliers outscored the Magic 19-7 on the fast break. The Cavaliers outscored the Magic 14-3 in 4 minutes with Morris, LeVert, Strus, Garland and Mobley on the floor together.
Cleveland CavaliersOrlando MagicPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
89 points from the field on 87 shots: 7.8 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 16-29 | 55.2% | 66% |
| In the paint | 5-11 | 45.5% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 4-11 | 36.4% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 4-7 | 57.1% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 9-30 | 30.0% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Suggs | 41 | 7 | 2-7 | −9 |
| Jonathan Isaac | 9 | 2 | 1-3 | −1 |
| Markelle Fultz | 7 | 4 | 2-2 | +1 |
| Franz Wagner | 7 | 4 | 1-4 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 13 | 9 | 3-10 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 26 points on 77 possessions. He usually scores about 29 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Harris | 27 | 6 | 3-4 | −2 |
| Markelle Fultz | 12 | 7 | 2-3 | +4 |
| Jalen Suggs | 12 | 3 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Jonathan Isaac | 7 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 15 | 9 | 4-10 | +5 |
The tracking credits him with 25 points on 73 possessions. He usually scores about 21 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franz Wagner | 41 | 5 | 2-4 | −3 |
| Jalen Suggs | 8 | 0 | 0-2 | −2 |
| Jonathan Isaac | 6 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Paolo Banchero | 5 | 3 | 1-2 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 17 | 10 | 4-6 | +7 |
The tracking credits him with 18 points on 78 possessions. He usually scores about 15 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
CLE win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
ORL
50/50
CLE
Highest Leverage Moments
Mobley Cutting Dunk Shot (12 PTS) (Strus 5 AST)
Q4 1:43
26.3%
37→64
Banchero 16' Turnaround Fadeaway (36 PTS)
Q4 2:06
24.9%
62→37
Mobley 1' Layup (14 PTS) (Garland 5 AST)
Q4 0:41
21.9%
73→95
Morris Sr. 24' 3PT Jump Shot (12 PTS) (Strus 4 AST)
Q4 5:04
21.5%
35→56
Strus 26' 3PT Jump Shot (16 PTS) (Mitchell 2 AST)
Q4 3:34
20.4%
47→68
