Cleveland
Cavaliers
124
–
126
FINAL
New York
Knicks
Date
Thursday, December 25, 2025
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 38 | 20 | 38 | 28 | 124 |
| NYK | 23 | 37 | 24 | 42 | 126 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Jordan Clarkson
NYK
25
PTS
1
REB
2
AST
+13
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections3
Opp FG% When Defending53.8%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.31
Impact Composite40.0
Hustle: 6.0Defense: 31.5Impact: 2.5
5-10 from 33 steals3 deflections+13 plus/minusonly 18 pts allowed on 57.7 possessions
Box Score MVP
Jalen Brunson
NYK
34
PTS
1
REB
4
AST
-17
+/−
Game Performance
FG10-25 (40.0%)
3PT6-12
FT8-10
TS%57.8%
eFG%52.0%
STL2
TOV3
ORTG115
DRTG135
NET-21
34 points6-12 from 35 deflectionsonly 36 pts allowed on 72.7 possessions
Box Score
| CLE | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dean Wade | 29:28 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-4 | 50% | 1-3 | 33% | 1-1 | 100% | -2 |
| Donovan Mitchell | 32:51 | 34 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 12-25 | 48% | 4-9 | 44% | 6-6 | 100% | +2 |
| Sam Merrill | 29:15 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4-11 | 36% | 2-8 | 25% | 1-2 | 50% | +3 |
| Jarrett Allen | 23:07 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3-4 | 75% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | -3 |
| Darius Garland | 36:00 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7-14 | 50% | 3-4 | 75% | 3-4 | 75% | 0 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Jaylon Tyson | 20:05 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7-11 | 64% | 2-4 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | -1 |
| Evan Mobley | 25:19 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6-8 | 75% | 0-1 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | +4 |
| Thomas Bryant | 3:10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-1 | 100% | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | -8 |
| De'Andre Hunter | 27:06 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-7 | 43% | 2-3 | 67% | 5-6 | 83% | -7 |
| Lonzo Ball | 13:39 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +2 |
| TOTAL | — | 124 | 45 | 9 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 22 | 45-86 | 52% | 15-34 | 44% | 19-23 | 83% | — |
Craig Porter Jr. —
Nae'Qwan Tomlin —
Tyrese Proctor —
| NYK | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Brunson | 39:13 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10-25 | 40% | 6-12 | 50% | 8-10 | 80% | -17 |
| Mikal Bridges | 36:10 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5-10 | 50% | 2-4 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +9 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 27:23 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5-13 | 39% | 0-2 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | +7 |
| OG Anunoby | 33:05 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3-7 | 43% | 1-4 | 25% | 1-1 | 100% | -3 |
| Josh Hart | 26:25 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5-9 | 56% | 2-5 | 40% | 3-3 | 100% | -19 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Mitchell Robinson | 16:37 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | 0 |
| Mohamed Diawara | 3:40 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-3 | 67% | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +1 |
| Jordan Clarkson | 28:46 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9-17 | 53% | 5-10 | 50% | 2-2 | 100% | +13 |
| Tyler Kolek | 24:41 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5-9 | 56% | 4-5 | 80% | 2-2 | 100% | +24 |
| TOTAL | — | 126 | 43 | 12 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 44-94 | 47% | 21-44 | 48% | 17-22 | 77% | — |
Pacôme Dadiet —
Tosan Evbuomwan —
Ariel Hukporti —
Guerschon Yabusele —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
CLE45/86 (52%)
Paint
28/42 (67%)
Mid
3/14 (21%)
3PT
16/35 (46%)
RA 74%ATB3 48%Paint 43%Corner 3 38%Mid 0%
NYK44/94 (47%)
Paint
20/37 (54%)
Mid
7/20 (35%)
3PT
21/44 (48%)
ATB3 43%Paint 35%RA 64%Corner 3 56%Mid 20%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Mikal Bridges
defended Darius Garland
5.9 min • 5 pts • 67%
Best Defender
OG Anunoby
held Donovan Mitchell
5.6 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Jalen Brunson
vs Lonzo Ball
2.6 min • 8 pts • 75%
| NYK Defense | Darius Garland | De'Andre Hunter | Dean Wade | Donovan Mitchell | Evan Mobley | Jarrett Allen | Jaylon Tyson | Lonzo Ball | Sam Merrill | Thomas Bryant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Brunson | 2.3m 5pts 40% | 1.1m 3pts 100% | 2.7m 0pts 0% | 1.1m 7pts 100% | — | — | 1.3m 6pts 50% | 2.6m 8pts 75% | 4.9m 7pts 50% | — |
| Mikal Bridges | 5.9m 5pts 67% | — | 1.3m 3pts 100% | 2.7m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.0m 0pts 0% | — | 2.5m 2pts 33% | — |
| Jordan Clarkson | 3.6m 3pts 33% | 2.8m 5pts 67% | 1.2m 4pts 100% | 1.9m 3pts 50% | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | 1.1m 3pts 50% | — | — |
| OG Anunoby | 1.4m 3pts 50% | 2.0m 0pts 0% | — | 5.6m 0pts 0% | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — |
| Josh Hart | 1.3m 0pts 0% | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | 1.3m 2pts 33% | 1.5m 7pts 100% | 3.1m 3pts 50% | — | — | 1.4m 2pts 100% | — |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | — | — | 3.8m 5pts 40% | — | 2.4m 2pts 20% | 2.4m 4pts 50% | — | — | — | — |
| Mitchell Robinson | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | 2.1m 0pts 0% | 2.8m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — |
| Tyler Kolek | — | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% | 1.2m 3pts 50% | — | — | 2.7m 3pts 50% | — | 1.6m 2pts 100% | — |
| Ariel Hukporti | — | — | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other | — | 2.9m 8pts 67% | 1.6m 5pts 50% | — | 2.4m 4pts 40% | — | 2.1m 2pts 100% | 1.9m 2pts 100% | 1.5m 2pts 33% | 1.0m 3pts 50% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = NYK leads, negative = CLE leads
NYK Largest Lead
6
Q2 6:01
CLE Largest Lead
17
Q4 1:34
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
CLE 8-0 run
Q1 3:15 – Q1 4:24
-5 → -10
CLE 11-0 run
Q1 3:15 – Q1 4:48
-5 → -13
CLE 13-0 run
Q1 3:15 – Q1 5:18
-5 → -15
NYK 9-0 run
Q2 1:39 – Q2 3:46
-10 → -3