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Cleveland Cavaliers vs Orlando Magic Result & Analysis

Date: Fri 29 May 2009
Tip-off: 00:30
Final 112-102
35-18 21-37 22-24 34-23
Position#1
Record75-19
FormWLWLL
Points / game99.9
Allowed / game90.8
vs
Position#4
Record70-29
FormWWLWW
Points / game100.5
Allowed / game94.1
USANBANBA - Semi-finals
NBA2008-09
Meetings · Cleveland Cavaliers v Orlando Magic
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Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Cleveland Cavaliers winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
Orlando Magic winLost
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
No frozen forecast was made for this game before tip-off.

🏀 2. Points Analysis

Cleveland CavaliersUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Detroit Pistons
#17
W
79-68
79
68
+11
A24/04
NBA
Detroit Pistons
#17
W
99-78
99
78
+21
A26/04
NBA
Atlanta Hawks
#13
W
99-72
99
72
+27
H06/05
NBA
Atlanta Hawks
#13
W
105-85
105
85
+20
H08/05
NBA
Atlanta Hawks
#13
W
97-82
97
82
+15
A10/05
NBA
Atlanta Hawks
#13
W
84-74
84
74
+10
A11/05
NBA
Orlando Magic
#4
L
106-107
106
107
-1
H21/05
NBA
Orlando Magic
#4
W
96-95
96
95
+1
H23/05
NBA
Orlando Magic
#4
L
89-99
89
99
-10
A25/05
NBA
Orlando Magic
#4
L
114-116 OT
114
116
-2
A27/05
NBA
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
18-18
26-19
9-16
26-15
26-27
25-15
22-18
26-18
25-21
24-23
28-17
22-11
26-17
33-18
26-20
20-30
22-18
25-28
25-19
25-17
15-22
25-16
22-19
22-17
33-19
30-29
19-30
24-29
30-16
26-28
19-25
21-26
17-24
24-18
22-26
26-31
25-21
33-29
21-28
21-22
184.4Avg total
96.8Scored
87.6Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (94)99.990.8190.6+9.180%
Season at home (47)102.187.9190.0+14.294%
Season away (47)97.693.7191.3+4.066%
Last 10 (10)96.887.6184.4+9.270%
Last 5 (5)97.898.2196.0-0.440%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar ◀ (7)99.4100.3199.7-0.943%
vs Weaker (23)99.788.0187.7+11.791%
This opponent (Orlando Magic) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Orlando MagicUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Boston Celtics
#3
L
94-112
94
112
-18
A07/05
NBA
Boston Celtics
#3
W
117-96
117
96
+21
H08/05
NBA
Boston Celtics
#3
L
94-95
94
95
-1
H11/05
NBA
Boston Celtics
#3
L
88-92
88
92
-4
A13/05
NBA
Boston Celtics
#3
W
83-75
83
75
+8
H14/05
NBA
Boston Celtics
#3
W
101-82
101
82
+19
A18/05
NBA
Cleveland Cavaliers
#1
W
107-106
107
106
+1
A21/05
NBA
Cleveland Cavaliers
#1
L
95-96
95
96
-1
A23/05
NBA
Cleveland Cavaliers
#1
W
99-89
99
89
+10
H25/05
NBA
Cleveland Cavaliers
#1
W
116-114 OT
116
114
+2
H27/05
NBA
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
21-26
25-35
18-25
30-26
22-18
31-23
25-28
39-27
28-25
18-23
25-31
23-16
22-16
23-21
22-22
21-33
22-25
23-21
16-16
22-13
27-17
18-21
21-23
35-21
19-33
29-30
30-19
29-24
16-30
28-26
25-19
26-21
24-17
18-24
26-22
31-26
21-25
29-33
28-21
22-21
195.1Avg total
99.4Scored
95.7Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (99)100.594.1194.6+6.471%
Season at home (49)100.991.4192.3+9.578%
Season away (50)100.196.7196.8+3.464%
Last 10 (10)99.495.7195.1+3.760%
Last 5 (5)103.697.4201.0+6.280%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar ◀ (14)98.093.5191.5+4.564%
vs Weaker (16)95.291.2186.5+4.062%
This opponent (Cleveland Cavaliers) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.

📊 3. Team Totals

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⚖️ 4. Spread

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⏱️ 5. Quarters & Halves

Quarter by quarter

-6-3+0+3+6Q1Q1: +3.4+3.4Q1: -1.0-1.0Q2Q2: +4.8+4.8Q2: -1.5-1.5Q3Q3: -0.5-0.5Q3: +1.0+1.0Q4Q4: +1.7+1.7Q4: +5.0+5.0
-6-3+0+3+6Q1Q1: +3.4+3.4Q1: -1.0-1.0Q2Q2: +4.8+4.8Q2: -1.5-1.5Q3Q3: -0.5-0.5Q3: +1.0+1.0Q4Q4: +1.7+1.7Q4: +5.0+5.0
Cleveland CavaliersOrlando Magic
Each team's average quarter over its last 10 games. Net is the quarter margin (above zero = the team wins that quarter on average: who starts fast, who closes); Pythia projection = the quarter means of tonight's simulation. Hover a bar for its value.
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Cleveland CavaliersLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Detroit Pistons
#17
W
44-37
44
37
+7
A24/04
NBA
Detroit Pistons
#17
W
51-42
51
42
+9
A26/04
NBA
Atlanta Hawks
#13
W
49-44
49
44
+5
H06/05
NBA
Atlanta Hawks
#13
W
59-35
59
35
+24
H08/05
NBA
Atlanta Hawks
#13
W
47-46
47
46
+1
A10/05
NBA
Atlanta Hawks
#13
W
40-38
40
38
+2
A11/05
NBA
Orlando Magic
#4
W
63-48
63
48
+15
H21/05
NBA
Orlando Magic
#4
W
56-44
56
44
+12
H23/05
NBA
Orlando Magic
#4
L
41-42
41
42
-1
A25/05
NBA
Orlando Magic
#4
W
58-50
58
50
+8
A27/05
NBA
93.4Avg total
50.8Scored
42.6Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)49.942.792.6+7.280%-
Last 30 at home (18)50.840.791.6+10.183%-
Last 30 away (12)48.545.894.2+2.875%-
Last 10 (10)50.842.693.4+8.290%-
Last 5 (5)51.644.496.0+7.280%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar ◀ (7)51.646.097.6+5.671%-
vs Weaker (23)49.441.791.1+7.783%-
This opponent (Orlando Magic) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Orlando MagicLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Boston Celtics
#3
L
46-61
46
61
-15
A07/05
NBA
Boston Celtics
#3
W
53-41
53
41
+12
H08/05
NBA
Boston Celtics
#3
L
46-48
46
48
-2
H11/05
NBA
Boston Celtics
#3
W
45-37
45
37
+8
A13/05
NBA
Boston Celtics
#3
L
45-46
45
46
-1
H14/05
NBA
Boston Celtics
#3
W
45-38
45
38
+7
A18/05
NBA
Cleveland Cavaliers
#1
L
48-63
48
63
-15
A21/05
NBA
Cleveland Cavaliers
#1
L
44-56
44
56
-12
A23/05
NBA
Cleveland Cavaliers
#1
W
42-41
42
41
+1
H25/05
NBA
Cleveland Cavaliers
#1
L
50-58
50
58
-8
H27/05
NBA
95.3Avg total
46.4Scored
48.9Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)47.646.594.1+1.150%-
Last 30 at home (15)49.044.493.4+4.667%-
Last 30 away (15)46.248.794.9-2.533%-
Last 10 (10)46.448.995.3-2.540%-
Last 5 (5)45.851.297.0-5.440%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar ◀ (14)47.046.493.4+0.650%-
vs Weaker (16)48.146.794.8+1.450%-
This opponent (Cleveland Cavaliers) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
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🎯 8. Shooting Profile

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💪 9. Team Strengths

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🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record
2
Cleveland Cavaliers wins
5
Orlando Magic wins
DateH/AOpponentScore
27/05/09AOrlando Magic114-116 OT
25/05/09AOrlando Magic89-99
23/05/09HOrlando Magic96-95
21/05/09HOrlando Magic106-107
11/05/09AAtlanta Hawks84-74
10/05/09AAtlanta Hawks97-82
08/05/09HAtlanta Hawks105-85
06/05/09HAtlanta Hawks99-72
26/04/09ADetroit Pistons99-78
24/04/09ADetroit Pistons79-68
DateH/AOpponentScore
27/05/09HCleveland Cavaliers116-114 OT
25/05/09HCleveland Cavaliers99-89
23/05/09ACleveland Cavaliers95-96
21/05/09ACleveland Cavaliers107-106
18/05/09ABoston Celtics101-82
14/05/09HBoston Celtics83-75
13/05/09ABoston Celtics88-92
11/05/09HBoston Celtics94-95
08/05/09HBoston Celtics117-96
07/05/09ABoston Celtics94-112

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Cleveland Cavaliers
NBA 2008-09
Recent: 7 Wins / 3 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWLWLL80%
HomeWWWLW94%
AwayWWWLL66%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games944747
Win %80%94%66%
Points / game99.9102.197.6
Allowed / game90.887.993.7
Point differential+9.1+14.2+4.0
Avg total190.6190.0191.3
Over main line---
Win by 10+52%68%36%
Close games (≤5 pts) won63% (19)75% (8)55% (11)
Overtime %5%4%6%
Orlando Magic
NBA 2008-09
Recent: 6 Wins / 4 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWLWW71%
HomeWLWWW78%
AwayLLWWL64%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games994950
Win %71%78%64%
Points / game100.5100.9100.1
Allowed / game94.191.496.7
Point differential+6.4+9.5+3.4
Avg total194.6192.3196.8
Over main line---
Win by 10+37%51%24%
Close games (≤5 pts) won60% (30)64% (11)58% (19)
Overtime %3%4%2%
This competition's season before tip-off. Green = better than tonight's opponent on the same split; win-% badge green from 60%, red below 40%.

🏆 12. League Table

#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Cleveland Cavaliers94751980%99.990.8+9.1
2 Los Angeles Lakers99762377%106.198.8+7.3
3 Boston Celtics96692772%101.194.7+6.4
4 Orlando Magic99702971%100.594.1+6.4
5 Denver Nuggets97643366%105.1100.5+4.6
6 Portland Trail Blazers88563264%98.694.0+4.6
7 San Antonio Spurs87553263%96.793.5+3.2
8 Houston Rockets95603563%97.594.2+3.3
9 Dallas Mavericks92553760%101.7100.1+1.7
10 New Orleans Pelicans87503757%95.195.1+0.1
11 Utah Jazz87493856%103.2101.2+2.0
12 Phoenix Suns82463656%109.4107.5+1.9
13 Atlanta Hawks93514255%96.595.9+0.5
14 Miami Heat89464352%97.597.2+0.3
15 Chicago Bulls89444549%102.7103.2-0.6
16 Philadelphia 76ers88434549%96.897.2-0.5
17 Detroit Pistons86394745%93.594.7-1.2
18 Indiana Pacers82364644%105.1106.2-1.1
19 Charlotte Hornets82354743%93.694.9-1.3
20 Milwaukee Bucks82344841%99.3100.4-1.1
21 Brooklyn Nets82344841%98.1100.5-2.4
22 Toronto Raptors82334940%99.0101.9-2.8
23 New York Knicks82325039%105.2107.8-2.6
24 Golden State Warriors82295335%108.6112.3-3.7
25 Minnesota Timberwolves82245829%97.8102.7-4.9
26 Memphis Grizzlies82245829%93.999.3-5.5
27 Oklahoma City Thunder82235928%97.0103.1-6.1
28 Washington Wizards82196323%96.1103.5-7.5
29 Los Angeles Clippers82196323%95.1103.9-8.8
30 Sacramento Kings82176521%100.6109.3-8.8
Built from this season's results before tip-off (all phases of the competition). Click a column to sort. Bars: win %, points scored and allowed per game across the league, and the point differential (green +, red -). 30 teams: scroll the table.

📋 13. Box Score

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Cleveland Cavaliers35212234112
Orlando Magic18372423102
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