⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks fell 14 points behind the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q1 1:35 · NY 30-28 CLE
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q2 0:13 · NY 55-45 CLE
- Steal
J.R. Smith stole it from C.J. Miles
Q4 0:34 · NY 97-93 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tyson Chandler lost ball turnover
Q4 1:02 · NY 95-91 CLE
- Missed FT
J.R. Smith misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:14 · NY 102-99 CLE
- Missed FT
Steve Novak misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:09 · NY 103-101 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up
Q1 5:22 · NY 20-28 CLE
- Steal
C.J. Miles stole it from Tyson Chandler
Q4 1:02 · NY 95-91 CLE
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 2
Q4 2:45 · NY 101-99 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kyrie Irving misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:43 · NY 90-84 CLE
- Turnover
C.J. Miles lost ball turnover
Q4 0:34 · NY 97-93 CLE
- Missed FT
Anderson Varejao misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:01 · NY 103-102 CLE
📊The numbers
| NY | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 13 | Threes made | 9 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 26 | Assists | 15 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 0 |
