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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Knicks | 34 | 26 | 25 | 20 | 105 |
 Cavaliers | 28 | 25 | 38 | 33 | 124 |
NYKTeam statsCLE| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYK | 40-9044.4% | 11-3630.6% | 14-1782.4% | 39 | 24 | 14 |
| CLE | 50-9453.2% | 12-3732.4% | 12-1485.7% | 44 | 23 | 13 |
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Cleveland Cavaliers124| 32 | 21 | 10-11 | 0-0 | 0 | 1-2 | +10 | +5.5 | |||||||
| 32 | 17 | 8-15 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | +10 | +2.3 | |||||||
| 30 | 13 | 4-11 | 1-4 | 4-4 | +20 | −2.6 | ||||||||
| 30 | 27 | 10-18 | 3-7 | 4-4 | +20 | +8.5 | ||||||||
| 23 | 8 | 3-5 | 2-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −1.4 | |||||
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| 26 | 16 | 6-11 | 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +18 | +1.1 | ||||
| 23 | 11 | 5-10 | 1-6 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +13 | +2.3 | ||||||
| 23 | 5 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +8 | −1.6 | ||||||
| 6 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −1.3 | |
| 5 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −3.1 | |||
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.7 | ||||
| 2 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.6 | ||||
| 2 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.2 | ||
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.9 | ||
| Team | 124 | 50-9453.2% | 12-3732.4% | 44 | 23 | 13 | 18 | 12-1485.7% | 15 | 8 | 5 | |||
Bench 38 points on 15 for 34 shooting
Did not play: Tristan Thompson (coach’s decision).
New York Knicks105| 37 | 19 | 8-19 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 0 | −14 | −1.4 | |||||||
| 36 | 8 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0 | −18 | −5.4 | |||||||
| 34 | 23 | 9-17 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −14 | +5.4 | ||||||
| 34 | 25 | 9-16 | 1-3 | 6-7 | 0 | 0 | −9 | −2.4 | ||||||
| 33 | 7 | 3-9 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0 | −15 | −2.4 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 26 | 5 | 2-7 | 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −11 | −6.3 | ||||
| 21 | 13 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 0 | 3-4 | −10 | +4.8 | |||||||
| 15 | 1 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −3.7 | ||||
| 2 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.3 | ||||
| 2 | 4 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2.0 | |||
| Team | 105 | 40-9044.4% | 11-3630.6% | 39 | 24 | 14 | 19 | 14-1782.4% | 15 | 7 | 2 | |||
Bench 23 points on 8 for 23 shooting
Did not play: P.J. Tucker (coach’s decision); Mitchell Robinson (injury/illness).
Cavaliers124Knicks105ClickTap 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.
Donovan Mitchell scored 27 points, and the Cleveland Cavaliers rallied from 15 points down in the second quarter to beat the New York Knicks 124-105.
The Cavaliers trailed 56-41 with 4:30 left in the second quarter. They outscored the Knicks 83-49 the rest of the way.
Jarrett Allen had 21 points (20 in the paint) and 8 rebounds on 10 for 11 shooting.
For the Knicks, Karl-Anthony Towns had 25 points (16 in the paint) and 13 rebounds, and OG Anunoby added 23 points and 6 assists.
The Cavaliers shot 53.2% from the field and 32.4% from 3 to the Knicks’ 44.4% and 30.6%. The Knicks gave up 15 offensive rebounds, about 5 more than usual for the shots the Cavaliers missed.
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).
112 points from the field on 94 shots: 8.5 more than the league scores from the same zones.
Point at a shooter to see his shots light up; click for his shots alone.
| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 20-30 | 66.7% | 66% |
| In the paint | 12-16 | 75.0% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 6-11 | 54.5% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 5-11 | 45.5% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 7-26 | 26.9% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mikal Bridges | 15 | 8 | 4-4 | +2 |
| OG Anunoby | 15 | 2 | 0-1 | −4 |
| Landry Shamet | 5 | 5 | 2-3 | +3 |
| Delon Wright | 5 | 7 | 2-5 | +5 |
| Everyone else | 11 | 5 | 2-4 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 27 points on 51 possessions. He usually scores about 20 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 29 | 10 | 5-6 | +3 |
| Precious Achiuwa | 8 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Josh Hart | 6 | 6 | 3-3 | +4 |
| Mikal Bridges | 6 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 6 | 5 | 2-2 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 21 points on 55 possessions. He usually scores about 13 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delon Wright | 21 | 2 | 1-4 | −5 |
| Mikal Bridges | 14 | 4 | 2-3 | −1 |
| Josh Hart | 7 | 2 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Landry Shamet | 6 | 4 | 2-2 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 8 | 5 | 2-4 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 17 points on 55 possessions. He usually scores about 19 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
Mobley 24' 3PT Jump Shot (11 PTS) (Mitchell 5 AST)
Q4 11:48
18.8%
73→92
Hart 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (19 PTS) (Wright 6 AST)
Q3 2:15
9.6%
62→53
Okoro 1' Running Layup (7 PTS)
Q3 4:38
9.0%
68→77
Anunoby Tip Layup Shot (21 PTS)
Q3 4:07
9.0%
77→68
Garland 13' Driving Floating Jump Shot (11 PTS)
Q3 4:00
9.0%
68→77
