⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 23 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Made nineteen threes to their ten- Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 32
- Owned the paint, 66 points inside to 38
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 stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 7:02 · CLE 20-11 NY
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 29
Q2 1:10 · CLE 79-50 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 34-point lead to 42
Q4 3:30 · CLE 140-98 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Knicks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CLE | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 61% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 19 | Threes made | 10 |
| 51% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 38 | Assists | 25 |
| 66 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
