⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher 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, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Lost the glass, 23 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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Drew Gooden lost ball
Q4 2:48 · CLE 101-94 NY
- Turnover
LeBron James lost ball
Q4 0:24 · CLE 105-100 NY
- Missed FT
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:20 · CLE 106-102 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q1 5:33 · CLE 21-26 NY
- Steal
Nate Robinson stole it from Drew Gooden
Q4 2:48 · CLE 101-94 NY
- Steal
Jamal Crawford stole it from LeBron James
Q4 0:24 · CLE 105-100 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Zach Randolph misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:32 · CLE 103-96 NY
- Missed FT
Nate Robinson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:04 · CLE 105-99 NY
📊The numbers
| CLE | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 12 | Threes made | 8 |
| 55% | Three-point accuracy | 53% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 76 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 18 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 4 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 8 | Blocks | 5 |
