⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks fell 16 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Made 21 threes to their fifteen- A 18-0 run took them from 12 down to 6 up in the second quarter
- Beaten inside, 40 points in the paint to 56
A 13-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 15 in the first 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
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run took them from 12 down to 6 up
Q2 10:21 · NY 47-41 CLE
- Go-ahead
Mikal Bridges hit a 8-foot running pullup jump shot, Tyler Kolek with the assist
Q4 1:29 · NY 118-117 CLE
- Winner
Jalen Brunson hit a 25-foot threeer
Q4 1:05 · NY 121-119 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mitchell Robinson lost ball turnover
Q4 3:07 · NY 113-113 CLE
- Turnover
Jalen Brunson lost ball turnover
Q4 1:47 · NY 116-117 CLE
- Missed FT
Karl-Anthony Towns misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:01 · NY 126-124 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 15
Q1 8:45 · NY 3-18 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q3 10:48 · NY 63-68 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q3 6:52 · NY 71-80 CLE
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Lonzo Ball flagrant foul type 1
Q1 4:31 · NY 8-20 CLE
- Technical
Evan Mobley technical foul
Q2 5:04 · NY 49-46 CLE
📊The numbers
| NY | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 21 | Threes made | 15 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 28 | Assists | 30 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 0 |
