⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 26 free throws to their six- Lost the glass, 33 rebounds to 47
A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 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.
Knicks
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up
Q2 11:06 · NY 37-27 CLE
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q3 0:31 · NY 79-72 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jose Calderon bad pass
Q4 3:30 · NY 85-86 CLE
- Turnover
Carmelo Anthony traveling
Q4 2:18 · NY 87-88 CLE
- Turnover
8 second turnover
Q4 1:10 · NY 87-88 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mike Miller offensive foul (Carmelo Anthony draws the foul)
Q4 4:54 · NY 83-81 CLE
- Turnover
Mike Miller turnover
Q4 4:54 · NY 83-81 CLE
📊The numbers
| NY | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 8 | Threes made | 5 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 5 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 26 | Assists | 19 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
