⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter but finished ahead of it. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 20 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, fourteen of 34 from three- Lived at the line, 36 free throws to their 23
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 1 down to 8 up
Q3 5:52 · NY 87-79 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Noah Vonleh misses free throw flagrant 1 of 2
Q4 6:57 · NY 104-98 CLE
- Turnover
Dennis Smith Jr. bad pass
Q4 1:30 · NY 115-114 CLE
- Missed FT
Allonzo Trier misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:18 · NY 115-121 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- Steal
Jordan Clarkson stole it from Dennis Smith Jr.
Q4 1:30 · NY 115-114 CLE
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q4 3:45 · NY 115-119 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Cedi Osman out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 1:40 · NY 115-114 CLE
- Missed FT
Collin Sexton misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:43 · NY 115-119 CLE
- Missed FT
Collin Sexton misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:43 · NY 115-119 CLE
📊The numbers
| NY | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 11 | Threes made | 14 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 29 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 26 | Assists | 24 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
