⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️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.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q2 3:25 · CLE 51-58 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q3 8:16 · CLE 73-68 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q3 2:04 · CLE 91-83 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Knicks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q1 9:38 · CLE 4-12 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CLE | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 12 | Threes made | 11 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 23 | Assists | 24 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
