⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 16 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 fourteen threes to their seven
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 stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q2 9:23 · CLE 33-24 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q2 2:42 · CLE 52-35 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 24
Q3 2:17 · CLE 82-58 NY
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Jarrett Allen flagrant foul type 1
Q4 2:22 · CLE 103-82 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q1 9:04 · CLE 4-12 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 27-point deficit to 18
Q4 2:54 · CLE 103-85 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
Josh Hart technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 2:42 · CLE 44-35 NY
📊The numbers
| CLE | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 14 | Threes made | 7 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 26 | Assists | 16 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 29 | Points off turnovers | 32 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 14 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
