⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers fell 9 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 first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their four- Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their eighteen
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 14-point deficit to 5
Q4 9:34 · NY 76-81 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Eddy Curry misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:50 · NY 89-92 CLE
- Turnover
Nate Robinson lost ball
Q4 2:34 · NY 89-92 CLE
- Turnover
Nate Robinson lost ball
Q4 0:31 · NY 94-99 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q2 5:20 · NY 38-42 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q3 4:07 · NY 58-70 CLE
- Steal
LeBron James stole it from Nate Robinson
Q4 2:34 · NY 89-92 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:28 · NY 94-99 CLE
📊The numbers
| NY | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 4 | Threes made | 10 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 18 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
