⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 23 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
▲ NY better than we expected
+7Q128-19
+17Q237-19
-3Q334-33
+5Q426-22
▼ CLE better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their four- Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their 21
- Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 31
Key battles
3Steals9
10Threes made4
43%Three-point accuracy24%
9Blocks4
📊The numbers
| NY | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 10 | Threes made | 4 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 66 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 33 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 3 | Steals | 9 |
| 9 | Blocks | 4 |
