⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 20 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Made 23 threes to their ten- Shot well above their usual, 23 of 50 from three
- A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up in the fourth quarter
- Beaten inside, 32 points in the paint to 64
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q1 7:31 · CLE 16-11 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q4 8:06 · CLE 100-99 NY
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up
Q4 5:20 · CLE 112-101 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Knicks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q1 10:12 · CLE 5-10 NY
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 3:09 · CLE 30-30 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q3 9:12 · CLE 65-73 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
Evan Fournier technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 9:26 · CLE 64-65 NY
- Turnover
Julius Randle turnover
Q4 3:32 · CLE 109-101 NY
📊The numbers
| CLE | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 23 | Threes made | 10 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 33 | Assists | 26 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 64 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 28 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 3 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
