⏱️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 fourth quarter. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The fourth 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
- Lead
Carmelo Anthony hit a 2-foot two point shot, Amare Stoudemire with the assist
Q4 3:00 · NY 108-106 CLE
- Lead
Anthony Carter hit a 21-foot jumper
Q4 2:04 · NY 110-108 CLE
- Lead
Amare Stoudemire hit a 14-foot jumper
Q4 0:58 · NY 112-110 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Toney Douglas lost ball
Q4 2:26 · NY 108-106 CLE
- Turnover
Carmelo Anthony offensive foul (Samardo Samuels draws the foul)
Q4 1:31 · NY 110-110 CLE
- Turnover
Carmelo Anthony turnover
Q4 1:31 · NY 110-110 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- Ties it
J.J. Hickson hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:25 · NY 108-108 CLE
- Ties it
J.J. Hickson hit a driving layup, Anthony Parker with the assist
Q4 1:40 · NY 110-110 CLE
- Winner
Anthony Parker hit a 24-foot three jumper, J.J. Hickson with the assist
Q4 0:45 · NY 112-113 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
J.J. Hickson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 3:24 · NY 55-51 CLE
- Turnover
Ramon Sessions bad pass
Q4 2:43 · NY 108-106 CLE
- Missed FT
Ramon Sessions misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:07 · NY 115-116 CLE
📊The numbers
| NY | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 8 | Threes made | 12 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 57% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 13 | Assists | 25 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 9 | Blocks | 2 |
