⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 10 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 fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
They went cold, four of seventeen from three- A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up in the fourth quarter
- Lost the glass, 41 rebounds to 51
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
LeBron James Bad Pass. Stolen by Maurice Taylor.
Q4 2:26 · CLE 84-91 NY
- Missed FT
LeBron James missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:52 · CLE 87-93 NY
- Turnover
LeBron James Bad Pass. Stolen by Jerome Williams.
Q4 0:50 · CLE 89-93 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q2 1:54 · CLE 45-55 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q3 8:42 · CLE 51-63 NY
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up
Q4 9:02 · CLE 75-85 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Maurice Taylor Bad Pass. Stolen by LeBron James.
Q4 2:21 · CLE 84-91 NY
- Turnover
Jamal Crawford Bad Pass. Stolen by Ira Newble.
Q4 1:00 · CLE 89-93 NY
- Missed FT
Jamal Crawford missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:43 · CLE 89-94 NY
📊The numbers
| CLE | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 4 | Threes made | 8 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 20 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 22 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
