⏱️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 first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 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, 25 free throws to their twelve
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 cut a 23-point deficit to 15
Q4 3:51 · CLE 91-106 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q3 6:06 · CLE 59-75 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 21
Q4 8:42 · CLE 78-99 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CLE | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 10 | Threes made | 13 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 19 | Assists | 18 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 1 |
