⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 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 eight threes to their two- They went cold, two of ten from three
- A 12-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 16 in the first quarter
- Lost the glass, 40 rebounds to 50
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Knicks
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 16
Q1 6:28 · NY 26-10 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q4 9:12 · NY 77-68 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 2
Q2 2:12 · NY 49-47 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
Darius Miles Technical Foul
Q3 1:09 · NY 65-62 CLE
- Turnover
Darius Miles Lost Ball. Stolen by Shandon Anderson.
Q4 1:19 · NY 84-78 CLE
📊The numbers
| NY | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 8 | Threes made | 2 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 19 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Steals | 11 |
| 0 | Blocks | 1 |
