⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 24 in the third quarter
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q2 2:13 · NY 63-48 CLE
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 24
Q3 11:15 · NY 76-52 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 5 down to 6 up
Q1 6:48 · NY 20-26 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 15
Q3 7:18 · NY 78-63 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NY | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 8 | Threes made | 7 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 17 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 11 |
| 3 | Blocks | 0 |
