⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 27 free throws to their fifteen- Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 32
- Made six threes to their twelve
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 took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 2:02 · CLE 27-20 NY
- Steal
Manny Harris stole it from Toney Douglas
Q4 2:06 · CLE 90-82 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Manny Harris misses free throw 1 of 3
Q4 1:47 · CLE 90-82 NY
Knicks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Toney Douglas bad pass
Q4 2:06 · CLE 90-82 NY
📊The numbers
| CLE | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 6 | Threes made | 12 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 15 | Assists | 26 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
