⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
-6Q116-24
+1Q224-23
+9Q327-17
+5Q431-24
▼ 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, 25 free throws to their thirteen
Key battles
25Points off turnovers11
20Free throws made9
4Threes made9
9Steals4
📊The numbers
| CLE | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 4 | Threes made | 9 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 56% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 25 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
