⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better 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, 46 rebounds to 34- Owned the paint, 72 points inside to 48
- Made ten threes to their eighteen
- They shot well above their usual, eighteen of 35 from three
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q3 4:44 · CLE 94-85 NY
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q4 7:37 · CLE 118-108 NY
- Lead
Darius Garland hit a 26-foot three jumper, Larry Nance Jr. with the assist
OT 4:45 · CLE 130-127 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
Larry Nance Jr. technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:00 · CLE 62-63 NY
- Technical
Cedi Osman technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 3:58 · CLE 118-112 NY
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
OT 0:34 · CLE 134-135 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- Lead
Frank Ntilikina hit a 24-foot three jumper, Julius Randle with the assist
Q4 1:33 · CLE 122-125 NY
- Go-ahead
Julius Randle hit a 10-foot two point shot, Elfrid Payton with the assist
OT 1:34 · CLE 132-133 NY
- Winner
Marcus Morris Sr. hit a 20-foot pullup jump shot
OT 1:00 · CLE 134-135 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Dennis Smith Jr. and Darius Garland
Q2 7:57 · CLE 46-42 NY
📊The numbers
| CLE | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 56% |
| 18 | Threes made | 10 |
| 51% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 34 | Assists | 33 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 72 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 11 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
