⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second 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 second quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better 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, 31 free throws to their 21- Went cold from three, six of 28
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q2 7:45 · NY 38-35 CLE
- Steal
Jose Calderon stole it from LeBron James
Q4 2:50 · NY 82-78 CLE
- Ties it
Arron Afflalo hit a two point shot
Q4 0:59 · NY 84-84 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Carmelo Anthony traveling
Q4 2:20 · NY 82-80 CLE
- Turnover
Jose Calderon bad pass
Q4 1:39 · NY 82-82 CLE
- Turnover
Lance Thomas bad pass
Q4 0:16 · NY 84-88 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q1 1:47 · NY 23-32 CLE
- Lead
LeBron James hit a 12-foot two point shot
Q4 1:15 · NY 82-84 CLE
- Winner
Mo Williams hit a 17-foot jumper
Q4 0:41 · NY 84-86 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Timofey Mozgov misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:26 · NY 82-78 CLE
- Turnover
LeBron James lost ball turnover
Q4 2:50 · NY 82-78 CLE
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 2:39 · NY 82-80 CLE
📊The numbers
| NY | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 9 | Threes made | 6 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 16 | Assists | 12 |
| 22 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
