⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse 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, 51 rebounds to 38
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 7 down to 2 up
Q1 9:32 · CLE 11-9 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q4 3:44 · CLE 93-92 NY
- Go-ahead
Jarrett Allen hit a tip shot
Q4 2:12 · CLE 93-92 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Knicks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q1 4:01 · CLE 18-26 NY
- Winner
Josh Hart hit a 27-foot threeer
Q4 1:49 · CLE 93-95 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
RJ Barrett lost ball turnover
Q4 3:20 · CLE 87-92 NY
- Turnover
Jalen Brunson lost ball turnover
Q4 2:49 · CLE 89-92 NY
📊The numbers
| CLE | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 10 | Threes made | 8 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 20 | Assists | 18 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 11 |
| 2 | Blocks | 1 |
