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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cavaliers | 24 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 108 |
 Knicks | 39 | 23 | 24 | 16 | 102 |
CLETeam statsNYK| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 38-7749.4% | 11-3135.5% | 21-3070.0% | 49 | 23 | 15 |
| NYK | 36-8840.9% | 16-4139.0% | 14-2070.0% | 35 | 22 | 8 |
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Cleveland Cavaliers108| 35 | 16 | 3-10 | 1-5 | 9-14 | 0 | −5 | −1.5 | |||||||
| 35 | 19 | 7-15 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −3.8 | ||||||
| 33 | 11 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 0 | +21 | +2.9 | |||||||
| 33 | 26 | 10-17 | 1-5 | 5-7 | 0 | 0 | +21 | +9.2 | ||||||
| 27 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −9.3 | ||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 27 | 15 | 6-9 | 3-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +9 | +3.6 | ||||||
| 22 | 7 | 3-9 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | +3 | −4.4 | |||||||
| 21 | 11 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 0 | −13 | +2.4 | |||||||
| 7 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −2.6 | ||
| Team | 108 | 38-7749.4% | 11-3135.5% | 49 | 23 | 15 | 17 | 21-3070.0% | 13 | 7 | 2 | |||
Bench 35 points on 14 for 27 shooting
Did not play: Tristan Thompson, Luke Travers, Emoni Bates, Chuma Okeke and Nae'Qwan Tomlin (coach’s decision).
New York Knicks102| 36 | 17 | 6-13 | 1-5 | 0 | 4-5 | 0 | −14 | +3.5 | ||||||
| 36 | 27 | 9-17 | 3-7 | 6-7 | 0 | 0 | −6 | +1.0 | ||||||
| 35 | 15 | 6-18 | 2-9 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −4.8 | ||||||
| 34 | 8 | 3-6 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | −16 | −0.2 | |||||||
| 33 | 8 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 2-4 | +3 | +3.4 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 21 | 15 | 5-12 | 5-11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | +1.7 | |||
| 18 | 12 | 4-8 | 3-5 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | +13 | +1.5 | |||||
| 15 | 0 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −9 | −4.9 | ||||||
| 12 | 0 | 0-5 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −6.9 | |||
| Team | 102 | 36-8840.9% | 16-4139.0% | 35 | 22 | 8 | 18 | 14-2070.0% | 10 | 11 | 2 | |||
Bench 27 points on 9 for 30 shooting
Did not play: Anton Watson, P.J. Tucker, Delon Wright, Tyler Kolek, Pacôme Dadiet and Kevin McCullar Jr. (coach’s decision).
Cavaliers108Knicks102ClickTap 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.
Darius Garland had 26 points (18 in the paint) and 13 assists, and the Cleveland Cavaliers rallied from 23 points down in the second quarter to beat the New York Knicks 108-102.
The Cavaliers trailed 48-25 with 8:50 left in the second quarter and 62-50 at halftime. They outscored the Knicks 83-54 the rest of the way.
Garland’s driving layup with 1:01 left made it 106-102, and Evan Mobley’s 2 free throws with 24.2 seconds left put it away at 108-102.
During clutch time, the Cavaliers outscored the Knicks 11-7. Max Strus scored 6 of the Cavaliers’ 11 on 2 for 3 shooting.
Garland scored 13 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter.
For the Knicks, Jalen Brunson scored 27 points (11 in the first quarter).
The Cavaliers shot 49.4% from the field to the Knicks’ 40.9% and outscored them 52-34 in the paint.
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. The Cavaliers’ chance bottomed out at 3% (2nd quarter, 8:50 left). Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
87 points from the field on 77 shots: 2.0 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 20-33 | 60.6% | 66% |
| In the paint | 6-10 | 60.0% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 1-3 | 33.3% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 4-10 | 40.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 7-21 | 33.3% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mikal Bridges | 31 | 8 | 3-6 | −3 |
| Jalen Brunson | 7 | 9 | 4-5 | +7 |
| Josh Hart | 6 | 7 | 3-4 | +5 |
| Landry Shamet | 5 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 10 | 2 | 0-1 | −1 |
The tracking credits him with 26 points on 59 possessions. He usually scores about 20 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Brunson | 10 | 6 | 2-4 | +4 |
| Mikal Bridges | 10 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Josh Hart | 8 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Landry Shamet | 7 | 0 | 0-1 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 17 | 10 | 4-8 | +7 |
The tracking credits him with 16 points on 53 possessions. He usually scores about 10 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OG Anunoby | 20 | 2 | 0-1 | −4 |
| Mitchell Robinson | 12 | 4 | 1-3 | 0 |
| Precious Achiuwa | 11 | 4 | 1-3 | 0 |
| Josh Hart | 7 | 3 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 11 | 3 | 0-0 | −1 |
The tracking credits him with 16 points on 61 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.
NYK win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
CLE
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Highest Leverage Moments
Strus 26' 3PT Jump Shot (16 PTS) (Mobley 2 AST)
Q4 3:14
25.7%
55→29
Strus 26' 3PT Jump Shot (19 PTS) (Garland 13 AST)
Q4 2:13
22.8%
43→21
Garland 2' Driving Layup (26 PTS)
Q4 1:01
19.2%
29→10
Brunson 11' Step Back Jump Shot (25 PTS)
Q4 3:40
17.6%
37→55
Hart 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Bridges 8 AST)
Q4 5:15
17.6%
40→58
