⏱️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. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
+3Q127-21
-3Q228-33
+3Q322-20
-7Q420-25
▼ CLE better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 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
36%Three-point accuracy86%
23Free throws made11
6Steals12
14Assists25
📊The numbers
| NY | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 57% |
| 4 | Threes made | 6 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 86% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 14 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 6 | Steals | 12 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
