⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers fell 18 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their twenty- Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 35
- Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 34
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 stretched a 14-point lead to 23
Q2 10:08 · NY 48-25 CLE
- Steal
OG Anunoby stole it from Max Strus
Q4 0:33 · NY 102-106 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
Jalen Brunson technical foul
Q3 10:31 · NY 62-54 CLE
- Missed FT
Mitchell Robinson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:41 · NY 96-97 CLE
- Turnover
Jalen Brunson bad pass
Q4 0:14 · NY 102-108 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 12
Q2 5:00 · NY 54-42 CLE
- Steal
Isaac Okoro stole it from Jalen Brunson
Q4 0:14 · NY 102-108 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Darius Garland misses technical free throw
Q3 10:31 · NY 62-54 CLE
- Missed FT
Dean Wade misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:55 · NY 96-97 CLE
- Turnover
Max Strus bad pass
Q4 0:33 · NY 102-106 CLE
📊The numbers
| NY | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 16 | Threes made | 11 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 22 | Assists | 23 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
