⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
-5Q117-23
+2Q223-21
-3Q325-23
-1Q421-22
▼ CLE better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
6Blocks2
14Free throws made23
40%Three-point accuracy55%
6Offensive rebounds9
📊The numbers
| NY | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 4 | Threes made | 6 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 55% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 17 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 30 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 10 | Steals | 13 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
