New York
Knicks
105
–
142
FINAL
Cleveland
Cavaliers
Date
Friday, February 21, 2025
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYK | 29 | 21 | 29 | 26 | 105 |
| CLE | 41 | 36 | 33 | 32 | 142 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Evan Mobley
CLE
21
PTS
8
REB
4
AST
+23
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections4
Contested Shots7
Loose Balls1
Opp FG% When Defending88.9%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.44
Impact Composite50.8
Hustle: 20.0Defense: 26.5Impact: 4.4
81.8% FG3 steals4 deflections7 contested shots+23 plus/minusonly 17 pts allowed on 38.8 possessions
Box Score MVP
Donovan Mitchell
CLE
27
PTS
3
REB
5
AST
+22
+/−
Game Performance
FG10-15 (66.7%)
3PT5-7
FT2-3
TS%82.7%
eFG%83.3%
STL1
BLK1
TOV1
ORTG149
DRTG109
NET+41
66.7% FG5-7 from 33 deflections+22 plus/minusheld opponents to 20.0% FGonly 5 pts allowed on 39.8 possessions
Box Score
| NYK | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landry Shamet | 18:48 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-2 | 50% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -15 |
| Precious Achiuwa | 27:35 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-10 | 30% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | -25 |
| Pacôme Dadiet | 12:00 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-7 | 43% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-1 | 0% | -6 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 28:32 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10-15 | 67% | 1-3 | 33% | 2-3 | 67% | -21 |
| Matt Ryan | 4:24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 33% | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | -3 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Delon Wright | 9:01 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 50% | 0-1 | 0% | 2-4 | 50% | 0 |
| OG Anunoby | 26:45 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2-6 | 33% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | -23 |
| Jalen Brunson | 27:36 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10-17 | 59% | 2-4 | 50% | 4-4 | 100% | -17 |
| Ariel Hukporti | 19:14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2-2 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | -16 |
| Mikal Bridges | 29:12 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6-13 | 46% | 2-5 | 40% | 0-0 | 0% | -22 |
| Cameron Payne | 16:00 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-7 | 14% | 1-3 | 33% | 2-2 | 100% | -17 |
| Miles McBride | 20:53 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-5 | 40% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | -20 |
| TOTAL | — | 105 | 32 | 9 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 42-89 | 47% | 10-28 | 36% | 11-18 | 61% | — |
Tyler Kolek —
| CLE | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evan Mobley | 24:46 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9-11 | 82% | 1-1 | 100% | 2-2 | 100% | +23 |
| Sam Merrill | 17:19 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-4 | 50% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | +13 |
| Craig Porter Jr. | 12:00 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5-6 | 83% | 3-3 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | +6 |
| Darius Garland | 24:59 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-12 | 17% | 1-6 | 17% | 4-6 | 67% | +25 |
| Dean Wade | 14:45 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1-2 | 50% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +11 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Max Strus | 21:17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2-4 | 50% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | +21 |
| De'Andre Hunter | 19:13 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6-7 | 86% | 4-4 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | +13 |
| Donovan Mitchell | 26:09 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10-15 | 67% | 5-7 | 71% | 2-3 | 67% | +22 |
| Jaylon Tyson | 7:29 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-3 | 67% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +2 |
| Tristan Thompson | 7:29 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +2 |
| Isaac Okoro | 18:25 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-6 | 50% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +10 |
| Nae'Qwan Tomlin | 7:29 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2-4 | 50% | 0-2 | 0% | 1-1 | 100% | +2 |
| Ty Jerome | 18:59 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7-11 | 64% | 3-4 | 75% | 2-3 | 67% | +15 |
| Jarrett Allen | 19:42 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-6 | 83% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +20 |
| TOTAL | — | 142 | 47 | 11 | 38 | 12 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 56-92 | 61% | 19-37 | 51% | 11-15 | 73% | — |
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
NYK42/89 (47%)
Paint
20/43 (47%)
Mid
16/30 (53%)
3PT
10/28 (36%)
Paint 48%RA 54%ATB3 38%Corner 3 29%Mid 67%
CLE56/92 (61%)
Paint
33/44 (75%)
Mid
8/18 (44%)
3PT
20/39 (51%)
ATB3 52%RA 84%Paint 50%Corner 3 50%Mid 25%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Darius Garland
defended Mikal Bridges
5.0 min • 0 pts • 0%
Best Defender
Darius Garland
held Mikal Bridges
5.0 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Evan Mobley
vs Karl-Anthony Towns
3.9 min • 11 pts • 100%
| CLE Defense | Ariel Hukporti | Cameron Payne | Delon Wright | Jalen Brunson | Karl-Anthony Towns | Landry Shamet | Matt Ryan | Mikal Bridges | Miles McBride | OG Anunoby | Pacôme Dadiet | Precious Achiuwa |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donovan Mitchell | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.4m 2pts 0% | — | 5.0m 3pts 25% | — | — |
| Evan Mobley | — | — | — | — | 3.9m 11pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.5m 6pts 75% |
| Darius Garland | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.0m 0pts 0% | — | 1.1m 3pts 100% | — | — |
| Jarrett Allen | 1.2m 4pts 67% | — | — | — | 2.8m 4pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% |
| De'Andre Hunter | — | — | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | 1.1m 5pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — | 2.4m 3pts 100% |
| Sam Merrill | — | — | — | 2.2m 3pts 100% | — | — | — | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% | — | — | — |
| Max Strus | — | — | — | 3.3m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Isaac Okoro | — | — | — | — | — | 1.9m 0pts 0% | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tristan Thompson | 2.3m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nae'Qwan Tomlin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.3m 2pts 50% | — |
| Ty Jerome | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.2m 2pts 50% | — | — | — |
| Craig Porter Jr. | — | — | 2.2m 3pts 50% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jaylon Tyson | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2m 2pts 50% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dean Wade | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other | 1.9m 16pts 75% | 5.4m 11pts 100% | 1.2m 4pts 67% | 3.9m 17pts 54% | 2.1m 10pts 67% | 2.3m 6pts 75% | 0.7m 2pts 100% | 3.8m 9pts 50% | 3.4m 9pts 67% | 3.0m 6pts 75% | 2.0m 3pts 50% | 3.0m 2pts 33% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = CLE leads, negative = NYK leads
CLE Largest Lead
42
Q4 9:49
NYK Largest Lead
5
Q1 1:14
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
CLE 8-0 run
Q1 4:58 – Q1 5:44
+3 → +9
CLE 8-0 run
Q2 10:50 – Q2 11:56
+21 → +27
CLE 10-0 run
Q2 10:50 – Q3 0:52
+21 → +29
CLE 10-0 run
Q3 11:41 – Q4 1:08
+31 → +39