⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter but fell behind it by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 22 in the first 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 7:39 · CLE 20-12 NY
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 22
Q1 1:22 · CLE 46-24 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
LeBron James offensive foul (Jared Jeffries draws the foul)
Q4 4:09 · CLE 107-102 NY
- Turnover
LeBron James turnover
Q4 4:09 · CLE 107-102 NY
- Turnover
LeBron James bad pass
Q4 3:26 · CLE 107-104 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 11
Q3 2:32 · CLE 88-77 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 9
Q3 0:04 · CLE 94-85 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chris Duhon bad pass
Q4 5:00 · CLE 107-100 NY
📊The numbers
| CLE | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 11 | Threes made | 12 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 22 | Assists | 27 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
