⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 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, 22 free throws to their five
A 12-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 10 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.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 18
Q1 5:56 · CLE 27-9 NY
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q3 8:26 · CLE 64-54 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q3 2:18 · CLE 81-63 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Knicks
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 10
Q1 2:01 · CLE 31-21 NY
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 6:48 · CLE 40-40 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CLE | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 9 | Threes made | 10 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 4 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 25 | Assists | 27 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 1 | Blocks | 5 |
