⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse 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, 47 rebounds to 33
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q2 6:58 · NY 46-31 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Isaiah Hartenstein offensive foul
Q4 3:11 · NY 92-85 CLE
- Turnover
Isaiah Hartenstein turnover
Q4 3:11 · NY 92-85 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NY | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 8 | Threes made | 6 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 15 | Assists | 24 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 3 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
