⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 41- A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up in the second quarter
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 5:04 · CLE 49-49 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q4 10:14 · CLE 88-94 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Knicks
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up
Q1 6:02 · CLE 13-22 NY
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up
Q2 3:11 · CLE 54-62 NY
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 21
Q4 3:41 · CLE 93-114 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CLE | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 10 | Threes made | 13 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 5 | Assists | 6 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 15 | Steals | 14 |
| 23 | Blocks | 26 |
