⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their sixteen
A 16-0 run took them from 12 down to 4 up in the third 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q2 4:38 · CLE 49-46 NY
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q3 6:50 · CLE 76-66 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q4 9:55 · CLE 89-84 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Damyean Dotson offensive foul
Q4 2:17 · CLE 98-95 NY
- Turnover
Damyean Dotson turnover
Q4 2:17 · CLE 98-95 NY
- Turnover
Cedi Osman bad pass
Q4 0:36 · CLE 102-99 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q2 8:20 · CLE 33-39 NY
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 12 down to 4 up
Q3 2:51 · CLE 80-84 NY
- Steal
Reggie Bullock stole it from Cedi Osman
Q4 0:36 · CLE 102-99 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
RJ Barrett lost ball turnover
Q4 1:18 · CLE 98-97 NY
- Turnover
Reggie Bullock bad pass
Q4 0:30 · CLE 100-99 NY
- Turnover
RJ Barrett lost ball turnover
Q4 0:19 · CLE 103-99 NY
📊The numbers
| CLE | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 9 | Threes made | 9 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 26 | Assists | 20 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 10 |
