⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers fell 16 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse 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, 32 free throws to their fifteen- Ran them off the floor, 24 fast break points to 0
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 cut a 13-point deficit to 3
Q2 8:00 · CLE 35-38 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Knicks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q1 6:00 · CLE 9-24 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q2 3:44 · CLE 38-49 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CLE | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 7 | Threes made | 8 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 21 | Assists | 16 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 7 |
