⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
+2Q124-18
+1Q219-18
+9Q328-18
+9Q427-20
▼ NY better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their twelve- Gave up second chances, eighteen offensive rebounds to their ten
Key battles
24Free throws made7
7Blocks1
10Offensive rebounds18
21Points off turnovers12
📊The numbers
| CLE | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 4 | Threes made | 3 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 29 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 1 |
