⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 4 down to 5 up
Q2 9:14 · NY 36-31 CLE
- Steal
OG Anunoby stole it from Caris LeVert
Q4 1:46 · NY 97-101 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jalen Brunson bad pass
Q4 4:52 · NY 89-93 CLE
- Turnover
Ariel Hukporti offensive foul
Q4 4:04 · NY 91-96 CLE
- Missed FT
Jalen Brunson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:41 · NY 98-101 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q3 3:27 · NY 74-72 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Caris LeVert bad pass
Q4 1:46 · NY 97-101 CLE
- Turnover
Jarrett Allen offensive foul
Q4 1:03 · NY 98-103 CLE
- Turnover
Jarrett Allen turnover
Q4 1:03 · NY 98-103 CLE
📊The numbers
| NY | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 9 | Threes made | 12 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 22 | Assists | 21 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
