⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 37- A 14-0 run from level to 14 points up in the second 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q2 1:00 · CLE 53-58 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 6:24 · CLE 67-67 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q3 3:33 · CLE 76-74 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 10:37 · CLE 2-8 NY
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run from level to 14 points up
Q2 6:26 · CLE 37-51 NY
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 4 down to 10 up
Q4 10:23 · CLE 81-91 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tyson Chandler misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:50 · CLE 86-94 NY
📊The numbers
| CLE | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 9 | Threes made | 14 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 64 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 21 | Assists | 26 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 9 |
