⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks fell 19 points behind the pace we expected in the third 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 second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 38- A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up in the first quarter
- Made ten threes to their sixteen
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 4:33 · NY 20-13 CLE
- Ties it
Landry Shamet hit a 22-foot three jumper, OG Anunoby with the assist
Q4 0:45 · NY 99-99 CLE
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q4 0:19 · NY 110-101 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Karl-Anthony Towns offensive foul
Q4 2:01 · NY 93-97 CLE
- Turnover
Karl-Anthony Towns offensive foul turnover
Q4 2:01 · NY 93-97 CLE
- Turnover
Jalen Brunson offensive foul turnover
OT 3:31 · NY 105-101 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q2 5:10 · NY 38-37 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 22
Q4 8:39 · NY 71-93 CLE
- Lead
James Harden hit a 10-foot turnaround jump shot
Q4 0:31 · NY 99-101 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
OT 4:21 · NY 103-101 CLE
- Turnover
Max Strus lost ball turnover
OT 1:13 · NY 111-104 CLE
- Turnover
James Harden bad pass turnover
OT 0:40 · NY 111-104 CLE
📊The numbers
| NY | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 10 | Threes made | 16 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 20 | Assists | 23 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 10 | Steals | 11 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
