⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 19 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 sixteen threes to their eight
A 14-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 16 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.
Knicks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q1 6:38 · NY 18-16 CLE
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 16
Q2 5:14 · NY 47-31 CLE
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 17
Q3 7:47 · NY 64-47 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kristaps Porzingis misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:27 · NY 97-94 CLE
- Missed FT
Kristaps Porzingis misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:27 · NY 97-94 CLE
- Turnover
Frank Ntilikina lost ball turnover
Q4 1:52 · NY 97-97 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- Ties it
Channing Frye hit a 26-foot three jumper, LeBron James with the assist
Q4 2:16 · NY 97-97 CLE
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 8 down to 3 up
Q4 3:34 · NY 97-100 CLE
- Winner
LeBron James hit a 27-foot step back jumper
Q4 1:23 · NY 97-100 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 6:10 · NY 29-29 CLE
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:04 · NY 101-104 CLE
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:04 · NY 101-104 CLE
📊The numbers
| NY | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 8 | Threes made | 16 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 3 | Assists | 7 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 3 |
| 17 | Steals | 20 |
| 21 | Blocks | 21 |
