⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 36 free throws to their eighteen- Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 32
- A 14-0 run took them from 2 down to 12 up in the fourth quarter
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up
Q1 8:37 · NY 17-10 CLE
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 17
Q2 2:38 · NY 63-46 CLE
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 2 down to 12 up
Q4 11:11 · NY 101-89 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
OG Anunoby misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:39 · NY 115-108 CLE
- Turnover
Jalen Brunson lost ball turnover
Q4 0:23 · NY 118-111 CLE
- Missed FT
OG Anunoby misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:11 · NY 118-111 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 10:44 · NY 5-10 CLE
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q2 6:34 · NY 44-43 CLE
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q3 6:43 · NY 79-78 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
Kenny Atkinson technical foul
Q2 0:59 · NY 62-46 CLE
- Missed FT
Jarrett Allen misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:45 · NY 115-107 CLE
- Turnover
Lonzo Ball bad pass
Q4 0:37 · NY 116-108 CLE
📊The numbers
| NY | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 14 | Threes made | 19 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 31 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 22 | Assists | 21 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
