⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
+9Q130-20
-3Q225-27
0Q319-18
-2Q418-19
▼ CLE better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
10Blocks2
17Assists23
40%Three-point accuracy50%
22Free throws made17
📊The numbers
| NY | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 6 | Threes made | 7 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 17 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 10 | Steals | 10 |
| 10 | Blocks | 2 |
