⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
-9Q130-39
-1Q230-29
-9Q325-34
-2Q416-17
▼ CLE better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, 21 free throws to their 34
Key battles
26Free throws made16
5Fast break points9
40%Shooting from the field54%
19Assists26
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Knicks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 21
Q4 8:00 · NY 94-115 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NY | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 13 | Threes made | 15 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 19 | Assists | 26 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
