⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. 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, 11 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their 22, and outscored them 25-17 off them- A 14-0 run took them from 2 down to 12 up in the first quarter
- Beaten inside, 34 points in the paint to 50
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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 2 down to 12 up
Q1 5:35 · NY 28-16 CLE
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 15
Q4 10:37 · NY 105-90 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 10
Q2 3:19 · NY 62-52 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q3 8:30 · NY 77-75 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
Samardo Samuels technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 2:28 · NY 118-101 CLE
📊The numbers
| NY | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 10 | Threes made | 9 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 31 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 23 | Assists | 21 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 13 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
