⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 39- Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 40
- A 13-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 18 in the first quarter
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 stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q1 3:50 · NY 19-9 CLE
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 18
Q1 0:09 · NY 34-16 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mitchell Robinson traveling
Q4 2:54 · NY 84-78 CLE
- Technical
Tom Thibodeau technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 2:40 · NY 84-78 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q4 5:41 · NY 84-79 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
Caris LeVert technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 3:26 · NY 41-31 CLE
- Turnover
Kevin Love traveling
Q4 3:08 · NY 84-78 CLE
- Turnover
Darius Garland out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 1:42 · NY 88-81 CLE
📊The numbers
| NY | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 5 | Threes made | 8 |
| 17% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 17 | Assists | 17 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
