⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
-6Q126-33
-4Q225-28
-2Q324-26
-1Q420-19
▼ 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
Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their fifteen- Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 30
- Ran them off the floor, 20 fast break points to 8
Key battles
4Offensive rebounds17
8Fast break points20
12Free throws made23
2Blocks5
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Cavaliers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Knicks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q3 4:58 · CLE 65-83 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CLE | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 13 | Threes made | 9 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 30 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 24 | Assists | 21 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
