⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their six- They went cold, six of twenty from three
- A 12-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 1 in the third quarter
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q1 5:26 · CLE 23-16 NY
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 15
Q1 0:37 · CLE 39-24 NY
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 21
Q2 10:15 · CLE 49-28 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kyrie Irving misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 3:10 · CLE 91-94 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 1
Q3 11:22 · CLE 62-61 NY
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 7 down to 4 up
Q4 9:37 · CLE 80-84 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Raymond Felton bad pass
Q4 3:00 · CLE 91-94 NY
- Turnover
Raymond Felton bad pass
Q4 2:48 · CLE 91-94 NY
- Missed FT
Jason Kidd misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:06 · CLE 97-99 NY
📊The numbers
| CLE | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 6 | Threes made | 12 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 25 | Assists | 23 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
