⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13 in the first quarter- Went cold from three, ten of 34
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13
Q1 3:35 · CLE 33-20 NY
- Winner
Rodney Hood hit a 10-foot two point shot
Q4 0:23 · CLE 107-106 NY
- Steal
Larry Nance Jr. stole it from Emmanuel Mudiay
Q4 0:14 · CLE 109-106 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jordan Clarkson lost ball turnover
Q4 3:32 · CLE 101-99 NY
- Turnover
Collin Sexton traveling
Q4 3:03 · CLE 103-99 NY
- Missed FT
David Nwaba misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:01 · CLE 113-106 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 7
Q2 1:00 · CLE 65-58 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 10:02 · CLE 67-67 NY
- Go-ahead
Kevin Knox hit a dunk, Emmanuel Mudiay with the assist
Q4 0:32 · CLE 105-106 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Frank Ntilikina lost ball turnover
Q4 3:28 · CLE 101-99 NY
- Turnover
Kevin Knox traveling
Q4 2:47 · CLE 103-99 NY
- Turnover
Emmanuel Mudiay bad pass
Q4 0:14 · CLE 109-106 NY
📊The numbers
| CLE | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 10 | Threes made | 11 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 19 | Assists | 21 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
