New York
Knicks
94
–
109
FINAL
Cleveland
Cavaliers
Date
Tuesday, February 24, 2026
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYK | 26 | 28 | 11 | 29 | 94 |
| CLE | 35 | 25 | 23 | 26 | 109 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Jarrett Allen
CLE
19
PTS
10
REB
1
AST
+11
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections3
Contested Shots8
Opp FG% When Defending85.7%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.30
Impact Composite51.9
Hustle: 18.0Defense: 31.9Impact: 2.0
Double-Double3 deflections8 contested shots+11 plus/minusonly 14 pts allowed on 46.1 possessions
Box Score MVP
Donovan Mitchell
CLE
23
PTS
5
REB
4
AST
+21
+/−
Game Performance
FG5-18 (27.8%)
3PT2-8
FT11-14
TS%47.6%
eFG%33.3%
STL3
TOV3
ORTG117
DRTG82
NET+35
3 steals+21 plus/minusheld opponents to 16.7% FGonly 9 pts allowed on 42.9 possessions
Box Score
| NYK | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Brunson | 35:60 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6-19 | 32% | 3-7 | 43% | 5-7 | 71% | -20 |
| Mikal Bridges | 31:41 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6-17 | 35% | 1-3 | 33% | 5-6 | 83% | -11 |
| Josh Hart | 26:13 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4-11 | 36% | 2-8 | 25% | 0-0 | 0% | -4 |
| OG Anunoby | 34:16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2-9 | 22% | 1-6 | 17% | 0-0 | 0% | -12 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 29:03 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5-5 | 100% | 1-1 | 100% | 3-4 | 75% | -9 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Landry Shamet | 20:11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1-5 | 20% | 0-3 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -22 |
| Tyler Kolek | 2:42 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 67% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +4 |
| Mohamed Diawara | 7:30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 40% | 1-4 | 25% | 0-0 | 0% | -4 |
| Jeremy Sochan | 4:43 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +1 |
| Dillon Jones | 2:42 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +4 |
| Mitchell Robinson | 19:16 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5-6 | 83% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-4 | 25% | -4 |
| Jose Alvarado | 21:52 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2-5 | 40% | 1-4 | 25% | 0-0 | 0% | 0 |
| TOTAL | — | 94 | 44 | 11 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 35-86 | 41% | 10-37 | 27% | 14-21 | 67% | — |
Trey Jemison III —
Jordan Clarkson —
Ariel Hukporti —
| CLE | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evan Mobley | 24:28 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4-7 | 57% | 1-1 | 100% | 3-6 | 50% | +5 |
| James Harden | 32:12 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8-18 | 44% | 4-7 | 57% | 0-0 | 0% | +10 |
| Dean Wade | 24:40 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4-9 | 44% | 3-5 | 60% | 0-0 | 0% | +22 |
| Jarrett Allen | 28:49 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7-8 | 88% | 0-0 | 0% | 5-7 | 71% | +11 |
| Donovan Mitchell | 31:21 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5-18 | 28% | 2-8 | 25% | 11-14 | 79% | +21 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Dennis Schröder | 21:18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-6 | 17% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | +7 |
| Jaylon Tyson | 26:56 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5-10 | 50% | 1-4 | 25% | 1-1 | 100% | +13 |
| Tyrese Proctor | 2:42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -4 |
| Thomas Bryant | 2:42 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | 2-2 | 100% | -4 |
| Keon Ellis | 15:50 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2-3 | 67% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -7 |
| Darius Brown | 2:40 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -4 |
| Nae'Qwan Tomlin | 2:42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -4 |
| Sam Merrill | 20:58 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-4 | 0% | 0-4 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +13 |
| Craig Porter Jr. | 2:42 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -4 |
| TOTAL | — | 109 | 44 | 13 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 37-87 | 43% | 13-35 | 37% | 22-30 | 73% | — |
Larry Nance Jr. —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
NYK35/86 (41%)
Paint
23/38 (61%)
Mid
6/19 (32%)
3PT
10/37 (27%)
ATB3 23%RA 58%Paint 48%Corner 3 36%Mid 25%
CLE37/87 (43%)
Paint
21/46 (46%)
Mid
5/11 (45%)
3PT
14/36 (39%)
RA 43%ATB3 28%Paint 55%Corner 3 64%Mid 0%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Jarrett Allen
defended Karl-Anthony Towns
5.3 min • 8 pts • 100%
Best Defender
Dennis Schröder
held Jose Alvarado
3.3 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
James Harden
vs Josh Hart
3.4 min • 7 pts • 60%
| CLE Defense | Ariel Hukporti | Dillon Jones | Jalen Brunson | Jose Alvarado | Josh Hart | Karl-Anthony Towns | Landry Shamet | Mikal Bridges | Mitchell Robinson | Mohamed Diawara | OG Anunoby |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Harden | — | — | — | 1.0m 0pts 0% | 3.4m 7pts 60% | — | — | 2.7m 2pts 17% | — | — | 2.9m 3pts 33% |
| Jarrett Allen | — | — | — | — | — | 5.3m 8pts 100% | — | — | 2.9m 2pts 100% | — | 1.2m 4pts 50% |
| Donovan Mitchell | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.4m 4pts 100% | 4.2m 5pts 0% | — | — | 2.9m 0pts 0% |
| Evan Mobley | — | — | — | — | 1.0m 0pts 0% | 2.6m 3pts 25% | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | 3.0m 5pts 100% |
| Jaylon Tyson | — | — | — | — | 1.0m 2pts 50% | 1.6m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.1m 2pts 33% | 1.6m 3pts 50% | 1.3m 0pts 0% |
| Sam Merrill | — | — | 2.3m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 2.1m 0pts 0% | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — | — | — |
| Dennis Schröder | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | 3.3m 0pts 0% | 1.2m 3pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dean Wade | — | — | 4.9m 3pts 50% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Keon Ellis | — | — | 2.2m 4pts 100% | — | — | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — |
| Other | 1.1m 3pts 100% | 1.1m 2pts 0% | 3.3m 25pts 67% | 3.8m 7pts 40% | 3.5m 4pts 29% | 1.6m 2pts 25% | — | — | 3.3m 6pts 33% | — | — |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = CLE leads, negative = NYK leads
CLE Largest Lead
20
Q4 6:17
NYK Largest Lead
2
Q1 0:56
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
CLE 8-0 run
Q2 9:33 – Q2 11:09
+3 → +9
CLE 8-0 run
Q3 8:25 – Q4 0:37
+14 → +19