⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Made fourteen threes to their eight- Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 41
- Ran them off the floor, 15 fast break points to 2
- A 14-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 19 in the first 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 16
Q3 4:58 · NY 59-75 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Arron Afflalo misses technical free throw
Q3 0:14 · NY 70-89 CLE
- Technical
Carmelo Anthony technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 3:04 · NY 89-103 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 19
Q1 2:38 · NY 15-34 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
LeBron James technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 0:14 · NY 70-89 CLE
📊The numbers
| NY | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 8 | Threes made | 14 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 20 | Assists | 21 |
| 26 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 0 | Blocks | 5 |
