⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Cavaliers 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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q2 1:29 · CLE 50-63 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q3 5:28 · CLE 65-81 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CLE | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 16 | Threes made | 14 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 23 | Assists | 27 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 3 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
📋Player stats
Every player's final line, with the combos.
Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | 3PM | STL | BLK | TO | PRA | P+R | P+A | R+A | S+B | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. MobleyC | 33 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 5-11 | 1-5 | 1-2 | +7 |
J. HardenG | 34 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2-9 | 1-4 | 2-2 | -15 |
D. MitchellG | 37 | 37 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 45 | 41 | 41 | 8 | 3 | 13-22 | 5-13 | 6-11 | -3 |
P. WatsonG | 29 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 5-11 | 1-5 | 1-2 | -11 |
M. ThomasG | 24 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 3-10 | 3-8 | 0-0 | -11 |
T. ProctorG | 23 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 1-2 | -16 |
M. HezonjaF | 19 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0-6 | 0-5 | 0-0 | -1 |
T. BryantC | 15 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | -19 |
C. Porter Jr.G | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +1 |
R. MinixF | 10 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3-4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | +8 |
| Team | 97 | 40 | 23 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 35-82 | 16-50 | 11-19 |
Did not playN. Omier (coach's decision)
Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | 3PM | STL | BLK | TO | PRA | P+R | P+A | R+A | S+B | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
O. AnunobyF | 34 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 4-13 | 3-9 | 4-4 | -4 |
K. TownsC Double-double | 34 | 29 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 42 | 32 | 16 | 2 | 11-21 | 2-4 | 5-5 | +2 |
M. BridgesG | 31 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 4-13 | 1-7 | 0-0 | +5 |
L. ShametG | 29 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3-8 | 3-8 | 0-0 | +6 |
J. BrunsonG | 34 | 31 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 37 | 40 | 15 | 0 | 12-25 | 3-7 | 4-5 | +13 |
M. McBrideG | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | +14 |
J. ClarksonG | 15 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 4-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | +4 |
M. DiawaraF | 14 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | +16 |
A. DrummondC | 14 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +10 |
T. KolekG | 14 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | -1 |
D. KnechtF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -5 |
| Team | 109 | 49 | 27 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 41-96 | 14-44 | 13-14 |
Did not playP. Dadiet (coach's decision), J. Wiseman (coach's decision), J. Alvarado (coach's decision)
