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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Knicks | 25 | 30 | 25 | 23 | 103 |
 Cavaliers | 28 | 29 | 23 | 26 | 106 |
NYKTeam statsCLE| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYK | 40-8248.8% | 9-2536.0% | 14-1687.5% | 39 | 20 | 12 |
| CLE | 36-7945.6% | 9-2733.3% | 25-3473.5% | 48 | 26 | 15 |
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Cleveland Cavaliers106| 44 | 14 | 6-10 | 2-4 | 0-0 | +9 | +0.4 | ||||||||
| 42 | 13 | 4-8 | 1-3 | 0 | 4-4 | +5 | +1.2 | |||||||
| 40 | 33 | 10-18 | 0-1 | 13-19 | +12 | +15.4 | ||||||||
| 40 | 13 | 4-15 | 1-8 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −9.8 | |||||
| 40 | 25 | 10-20 | 5-9 | 0-1 | 0 | +24 | +2.7 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 21 | 6 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −8 | +1.0 | |||||
| 13 | 2 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 2-4 | −17 | −3.2 | ||||||||
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | +0.1 | ||||
| Team | 106 | 36-7945.6% | 9-2733.3% | 48 | 26 | 15 | 18 | 25-3473.5% | 14 | 9 | 6 | |||
Bench 8 points on 2 for 8 shooting
Did not play: Dylan Windler, Collin Sexton and Darius Garland (injury/illness); Marques Bolden (coach’s decision).
New York Knicks103| 38 | 28 | 11-20 | 2-4 | 4-5 | 0 | 0 | −1 | +4.3 | ||||||
| 33 | 20 | 7-12 | 2-4 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1.0 | ||||||
| 31 | 4 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −9 | −5.3 | ||||||
| 28 | 5 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | −19 | −1.1 | ||||||
| 20 | 9 | 4-7 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | −14 | −4.1 | ||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 28 | 23, Career high (his best before, 19) | 9-17 | 3-7 | 2-2 | +11 | +5.6 | ||||||||
| 18 | 6 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | +0.6 | ||||
| 17 | 4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | +15 | +1.6 | |||||||
| 17 | 2 | 1-6 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +6 | −7.1 | |||||
| 10 | 2 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0 | −2 | −0.1 | |||||||
| Team | 103 | 40-8248.8% | 9-2536.0% | 39 | 20 | 12 | 21 | 14-1687.5% | 7 | 9 | 10 | |||
Bench 37 points on 14 for 33 shooting
Did not play: Theo Pinson, Taj Gibson, Ignas Brazdeikis, Dennis Smith Jr. and Jared Harper (coach’s decision).
Cavaliers106Knicks103ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Andre Drummond had 33 points (20 in the paint) and 23 rebounds, and the Cleveland Cavaliers went on a 9-0 run in the fourth quarter to beat the New York Knicks 106-103.
The Knicks went on a 16-0 run to lead 84-80 with 10:55 left in the fourth quarter. Drummond’s 8-foot hook shot put the Cavaliers ahead for good with 9:20 left. They took an 89-84 lead with 7:25 left.
The Knicks got within 98-97 on RJ Barrett’s 23-foot pull-up jumper with 1:52 to play, but Damyean Dotson answered with 2 free throws, and the Knicks got no closer. They had the ball down 3 with 36 seconds left, but Cedi Osman stole the ball from Reggie Bullock Jr.. A 3-pointer would have tied the game.
During clutch time, the Knicks outscored the Cavaliers 15-13. Immanuel Quickley scored 6 of the Knicks’ 15 on 2 for 2 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line. Late in the fourth quarter, Drummond had 2 steals in 59 seconds, the first leading to Dotson’s free throws and the second to his own free throws.
Osman scored 25 points with 5 3-pointers.
For the Knicks, Julius Randle had 28 points and 6 assists, and Quickley added a career-high 23 points off the bench. Barrett scored 20 points. The Knicks had 3 20-point scorers.
The Cavaliers grabbed 14 offensive rebounds to the Knicks’ 7. The Knicks outscored the Cavaliers 37-8 off the bench. The Cavaliers’ starters outscored the Knicks 55-38 in 23 minutes together.
Cleveland CavaliersNew York KnicksPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
81 points from the field on 79 shots: 10.8 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 24-41 | 58.5% | 64% |
| In the paint | 3-9 | 33.3% | 43% |
| Mid-range | 0-2 | 0.0% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 3-7 | 42.9% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 6-20 | 30.0% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Robinson | 42 | 14 | 4-7 | 0 |
| Nerlens Noel | 16 | 7 | 2-6 | +2 |
| Julius Randle | 9 | 4 | 2-2 | +1 |
| Immanuel Quickley | 3 | 3 | 1-3 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 11 | 8 | 4-8 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 36 points on 80 possessions. He usually scores about 27 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reggie Bullock Jr. | 32 | 13 | 5-7 | +6 |
| Kevin Knox II | 11 | 5 | 2-4 | +3 |
| Austin Rivers | 8 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Immanuel Quickley | 7 | 2 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 18 | 5 | 2-6 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 25 points on 76 possessions. He usually scores about 16 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julius Randle | 43 | 2 | 1-1 | −5 |
| Kevin Knox II | 9 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Obi Toppin | 7 | 3 | 1-1 | +2 |
| Mitchell Robinson | 7 | 2 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 21 | 6 | 3-9 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 13 points on 87 possessions. He usually scores about 13 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
CLE win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
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Highest Leverage Moments
Dotson 25' 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Osman 5 AST)
Q4 2:46
22.3%
66→89
Barrett 23' Pullup Jump Shot (20 PTS)
Q4 1:52
14.9%
77→62
Okoro 24' 3PT Jump Shot (11 PTS) (Nance Jr. 4 AST)
Q4 9:55
14.1%
35→49
Randle 1' Driving Layup (26 PTS)
Q4 3:55
13.5%
77→64
Randle 15' Pullup Jump Shot (20 PTS) (Quickley 3 AST)
Q4 11:16
12.3%
53→40
