⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️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.
Cavaliers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Anderson Varejao misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:16 · CLE 86-81 NY
- Missed FT
Delonte West misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:21 · CLE 96-90 NY
- Missed FT
Mo Williams misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:16 · CLE 97-93 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q1 2:05 · CLE 24-25 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Al Harrington lost ball
Q4 4:26 · CLE 86-81 NY
- Missed FT
Wilson Chandler misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:26 · CLE 96-89 NY
📊The numbers
| CLE | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 6 | Threes made | 11 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 20 | Assists | 22 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 9 | Blocks | 4 |
