⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 8 points ahead of 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, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q2 6:54 · NY 42-43 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q3 3:40 · NY 78-77 CLE
- Steal
Chris Duhon stole it from LeBron James
Q4 2:12 · NY 97-100 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tim Thomas offensive foul (LeBron James draws the foul)
Q4 2:47 · NY 97-100 CLE
- Turnover
Tim Thomas turnover
Q4 2:47 · NY 97-100 CLE
- Turnover
Chris Duhon bad pass
Q4 1:35 · NY 99-100 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 11:23 · NY 0-10 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q3 1:09 · NY 78-85 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
LeBron James lost ball
Q4 2:12 · NY 97-100 CLE
- Missed FT
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:09 · NY 102-106 CLE
📊The numbers
| NY | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 9 | Threes made | 10 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 15 | Assists | 20 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 3 | Steals | 3 |
| 1 | Blocks | 5 |
