⏱️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 second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️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
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q1 3:57 · CLE 27-23 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q2 0:43 · CLE 60-47 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
Tyrone Hill Technical Foul
Q3 4:31 · CLE 68-62 NY
Knicks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Allan Houston missed Technical Free Throw.
Q3 4:31 · CLE 68-62 NY
- Missed FT
Clarence Weatherspoon missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:04 · CLE 104-99 NY
- Missed FT
Clarence Weatherspoon missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:04 · CLE 104-99 NY
📊The numbers
| CLE | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 6 | Threes made | 9 |
| 67% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 6 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 27 | Assists | 29 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
