⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 18 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 second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better 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, 30 free throws to their ten- Looked after the ball, seventeen turnovers to their 28, and outscored them 37-16 off them
- Ran them off the floor, 31 fast break points to 15
- A 16-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 28 in the second quarter
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 stretched a 3-point lead to 14
Q1 1:07 · CLE 34-20 NY
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 28
Q2 6:30 · CLE 57-29 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 23-point lead to 32
Q2 0:43 · CLE 67-35 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
LeBron James double technical foul
Q2 2:25 · CLE 57-33 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 34-point deficit to 26
Q3 2:32 · CLE 83-57 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
Chris Duhon technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 5:50 · CLE 47-29 NY
- Technical
Quentin Richardson technical foul (3rd technical foul)
Q2 2:25 · CLE 57-33 NY
- Flagrant
Al Harrington flagrant foul type 1 (LeBron James draws the foul)
Q3 10:36 · CLE 63-35 NY
📊The numbers
| CLE | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 6 | Threes made | 10 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 21 | Assists | 16 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 31 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 37 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 28 |
| 18 | Steals | 8 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |
