⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 29 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 24 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 30- A 13-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 15 in the second 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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 15
Q2 9:40 · CLE 41-26 NY
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 29
Q2 1:15 · CLE 64-35 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 22-point lead to 30
Q3 4:56 · CLE 83-53 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Knicks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Allan Houston missed Technical Free Throw.
Q3 6:56 · CLE 72-46 NY
📊The numbers
| CLE | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 6 | Threes made | 3 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 25 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 13 | Steals | 10 |
| 10 | Blocks | 5 |
