⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 22 fast break points to 8- A 12-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 17 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 17
Q1 8:18 · NY 26-9 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 28
Q4 8:17 · NY 104-76 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 20-point lead to 28
Q4 4:39 · NY 112-84 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Cavaliers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kyrie Irving misses technical free throw
Q3 2:14 · NY 77-58 CLE
📊The numbers
| NY | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 12 | Threes made | 8 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 21 | Assists | 14 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 10 |
| 10 | Blocks | 2 |
