⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
-5Q126-36
-4Q222-27
-12Q317-29
-4Q429-34
▼ CLE better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 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 22 threes to their eleven- Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their fifteen
Key battles
13Free throws made26
11Threes made22
35%Three-point accuracy55%
40%Shooting from the field49%
📊The numbers
| NY | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 11 | Threes made | 22 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 55% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 22 | Assists | 23 |
