⏱️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 second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
+8Q131-22
+5Q228-23
+3Q326-25
-5Q421-26
▼ NY better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, eighteen free throws to their 40
Key battles
15Free throws made34
16Points off turnovers8
9Threes made4
3Blocks7
📊The numbers
| CLE | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 9 | Threes made | 4 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 34 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 33 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
