⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 40 points inside to 24- A 12-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 6 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.
Knicks
Good plays
- Steal
Raymond Felton stole it from Dion Waiters
Q4 2:05 · NY 94-100 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Raymond Felton bad pass
Q4 1:31 · NY 96-102 CLE
- Turnover
Carmelo Anthony offensive foul (Anderson Varejao draws the foul)
Q4 0:15 · NY 100-104 CLE
- Turnover
Carmelo Anthony turnover
Q4 0:15 · NY 100-104 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 6
Q2 0:41 · NY 61-55 CLE
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up
Q4 5:45 · NY 96-102 CLE
- Steal
Luol Deng stole it from Raymond Felton
Q4 1:31 · NY 96-102 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Anderson Varejao lost ball turnover
Q4 4:30 · NY 94-95 CLE
- Turnover
Dion Waiters lost ball turnover
Q4 2:05 · NY 94-100 CLE
- Turnover
Jarrett Jack bad pass
Q4 1:15 · NY 96-102 CLE
📊The numbers
| NY | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 61% |
| 12 | Threes made | 9 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 21 | Assists | 17 |
| 24 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
