⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their five- They went cold, five of 30 from three
- Could not get to the line, twenty free throws to their 30
- Gave up second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to their six
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q1 9:48 · NY 9-5 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Mitchell Robinson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:48 · NY 77-79 CLE
- Missed FT
Mitchell Robinson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:45 · NY 77-84 CLE
- Missed FT
Mitchell Robinson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:45 · NY 77-84 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NY | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 35% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 5 | Threes made | 12 |
| 17% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 18 | Assists | 22 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
