The 2009 East Conference Finals of the NBA Playoffs featured Orlando Magic vs. Cleveland Cavaliers head-to-head, and both teams battled 6 times. Out of the 6 game series of the Conference Finals of the 2009 NBA Playoffs, Orlando Magic outdueled Cleveland Cavaliers , coming ontop of the series and winning 4 playoff games as opposed to Cleveland Cavaliers ’s 2 playoff games victories.
As we examine the head-to-head stats between both teams, we can see that Orlando Magic had an offensive rating of 107.6, defensive rating of 96.7, 51.0 free-throw attempts, and 17.0 three-point attempts, shooting it at a 0.353 percent clip as a team. Cleveland Cavaliers had an offensive rating of 96.7, defensive rating of 107.6, 35.0 free-throw attempts, 26.0 three-point attempts shooting it at a 0.192 percent clip as a team in this playoff game. During the regular season, Orlando Magic finished the game with a record of 92 , and Cleveland Cavaliers recorded Orlando Magic possessions throughout the course of the basketball game. Evaluating Orlando Magic vs Cleveland Cavaliers’s based on the advanced stats, Orlando Magic had a better score in the effective shooting percentage category with 0.476 percent, Orlando Magic had a better score in terms of turnover percentage with 14.1 vs 16.3.
The most impactful players on each team in the Orlando Magic vs. Cleveland Cavaliers matchup of the 2009 East Conference Finals NBA Playoffs were Rafer Alston and LeBron James based 25 minutes or greater game-minutes played. Rafer Alston for the Orlando Magic in the Conference Finals of the NBA Playoffs, put up 13.0 and made 6.0 , 0.0 offensive rebounds 4.0 defensive rebounds, 3.0 assists performance, with a Player Impact Estimate (PIE) of 0.168. While LeBron James put up 28.0 and made 11.0, 0.0 offensive rebounds, 7.0 defensive rebounds, 9.0 assists performance, with a Player Impact Estimate (PIE) of 0.28.