⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower 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, 7 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Made nine threes to their two- A 14-0 run took them from 2 down to 12 up 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.
Knicks
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 2 down to 12 up
Q1 4:52 · NY 25-13 CLE
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 17
Q4 3:34 · NY 91-74 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
Carmelo Anthony technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 3:14 · NY 38-32 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 2
Q2 7:24 · NY 34-32 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Alonzo Gee misses technical free throw
Q1 3:56 · NY 17-13 CLE
- Missed FT
Alonzo Gee misses technical free throw
Q2 3:14 · NY 38-32 CLE
- Turnover
Antawn Jamison lost ball
Q4 4:43 · NY 78-72 CLE
📊The numbers
| NY | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 9 | Threes made | 2 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 15% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 14 | Assists | 13 |
| 28 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 13 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
