⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers fell 16 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse 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, 32 free throws to their 22- Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 33
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 9 down to 2 up
Q4 5:18 · CLE 82-80 NY
- Lead
Larry Hughes hit a driving layup
Q4 1:54 · CLE 82-80 NY
- Winner
Flip Murray hit a 25-foot three jumper, Zydrunas Ilgauskas with the assist
Q4 0:41 · CLE 85-83 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
Drew Gooden technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 3:12 · CLE 10-12 NY
- Missed FT
Flip Murray misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:09 · CLE 90-87 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q3 4:43 · CLE 52-65 NY
- Go-ahead
Jamal Crawford hit a 26-foot three jumper, Nate Robinson with the assist
Q4 1:05 · CLE 82-83 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 2:31 · CLE 78-80 NY
- Turnover
Jalen Rose lost ball
Q4 1:59 · CLE 80-80 NY
- Missed FT
Jamal Crawford misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:20 · CLE 85-84 NY
📊The numbers
| CLE | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 5 | Threes made | 9 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 18 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 12 |
| 10 | Blocks | 7 |
