⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 16 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, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 26 free throws to their twelve- Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 31
- A 13-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 23 in the first quarter
- Kept giving it away, 22 turnovers to their sixteen, and were outscored 21-12 off them
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 16
Q3 11:12 · NY 49-65 CLE
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 9
Q4 5:13 · NY 82-91 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q1 3:44 · NY 19-31 CLE
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 23
Q1 1:17 · NY 21-44 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
Delonte West technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 6:01 · NY 71-89 CLE
📊The numbers
| NY | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 8 | Threes made | 7 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 20 | Assists | 21 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 11 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
