⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 36 points inside to 20
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kevin Love misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:31 · CLE 79-80 NY
- Turnover
LeBron James lost ball turnover
Q4 1:27 · CLE 86-82 NY
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:02 · CLE 91-84 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- Steal
Lance Thomas stole it from LeBron James
Q4 1:27 · CLE 86-82 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
Robin Lopez technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 3:49 · CLE 45-40 NY
- Turnover
Lance Thomas bad pass
Q4 3:18 · CLE 82-82 NY
- Turnover
Arron Afflalo out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 2:26 · CLE 86-82 NY
📊The numbers
| CLE | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 5 | Threes made | 5 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 23 | Assists | 19 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 20 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 4 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
