⏱️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. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 46 points inside to 30- Won the second chances, thirteen offensive rebounds to six
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
- Ties it
Mo Williams hit a 5-foot running jumper
Q4 0:03 · CLE 93-93 NY
- Lead
Anderson Varejao hit a layup, Mo Williams with the assist
OT 4:09 · CLE 95-93 NY
- Winner
Anderson Varejao hit a layup, Mo Williams with the assist
OT 3:40 · CLE 97-95 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Turnover
Q4 4:26 · CLE 87-86 NY
- Turnover
Anthony Parker lost ball
OT 4:47 · CLE 93-93 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q3 9:26 · CLE 54-61 NY
- Go-ahead
Landry Fields hit a 25-foot three jumper, Raymond Felton with the assist
Q4 1:54 · CLE 89-91 NY
- Ties it
Amare Stoudemire hit a free throw 2 of 2
OT 3:53 · CLE 95-95 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Amare Stoudemire bad pass
Q4 2:21 · CLE 87-88 NY
- Turnover
Raymond Felton bad pass
Q4 1:17 · CLE 89-91 NY
- Turnover
Amare Stoudemire offensive foul (Anderson Varejao draws the foul)
OT 3:23 · CLE 97-95 NY
📊The numbers
| CLE | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 10 | Threes made | 11 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 28 | Assists | 22 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 26 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 8 | Steals | 11 |
| 7 | Blocks | 7 |
