⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 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, 37 free throws to their eighteen- Won the glass, 65 rebounds to 38
- A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up in the fourth quarter
- Made one threes to their seven
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up in the first quarter
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q4 5:58 · CLE 88-90 NY
- Winner
Ricky Davis made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Darius Miles.
OT 4:01 · CLE 94-92 NY
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up
Q4 1:32 · CLE 100-92 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ricky Davis Bad Pass. Stolen by Shandon Anderson.
Q4 2:55 · CLE 88-92 NY
- Turnover
24 second
Q4 2:15 · CLE 88-92 NY
- Missed FT
Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
OT 3:38 · CLE 95-92 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up
Q1 0:39 · CLE 22-31 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q3 1:06 · CLE 69-82 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
10 second
Q4 0:55 · CLE 90-92 NY
- Turnover
Clarence Weatherspoon Offensive Foul
OT 3:49 · CLE 94-92 NY
- Turnover
Clarence Weatherspoon Foul
OT 3:49 · CLE 94-92 NY
📊The numbers
| CLE | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 1 | Threes made | 7 |
| 17% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 31 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 74 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 23 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 23 | Assists | 28 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 8 |
