⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
They went cold, no of ten from three
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 7
Q2 7:58 · NY 34-41 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Stephon Marbury Bad Pass. Stolen by Robert Traylor.
Q4 4:52 · NY 89-85 CLE
- Turnover
Anfernee Hardaway Traveling
Q4 3:43 · NY 91-90 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q1 3:19 · NY 18-30 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
Jeff McInnis Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q2 7:16 · NY 30-41 CLE
- Missed FT
Drew Gooden missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 4:31 · NY 89-86 CLE
📊The numbers
| NY | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 3 | Threes made | 0 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 0% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 18 | Assists | 13 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
