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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Knicks | 26 | 37 | 25 | 21 | 109 |
 Cavaliers | 27 | 26 | 17 | 27 | 97 |
NYKTeam statsCLE| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYK | 41-9642.7% | 14-4431.8% | 13-1492.9% | 49 | 27 | 7 |
| CLE | 35-8242.7% | 16-5032.0% | 11-1957.9% | 40 | 23 | 11 |
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New York Knicks109| 34 | 31 | 12-25 | 3-7 | 0 | 4-5 | 0 | 0 | +13 | +9.3 | |||||
| 34 | 29 | 11-21 | 2-4 | 0 | 5-5 | 0 | +2 | +12.8 | ||||||
| 34 | 15 | 4-13 | 3-9 | 4-4 | −4 | −2.6 | ||||||||
| 31 | 9 | 4-13 | 1-7 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +5 | −1.2 | |||||
| 29 | 9 | 3-8 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +6 | −4.4 | ||||||
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| 16 | 5 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +14 | −1.9 | |
| 15 | 9 | 4-5 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | +2.5 | ||||
| 14 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +16 | −2.3 | ||||
| 14 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | +10 | +1.3 | ||||||
| 14 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | −1 | −2.3 | |||||||
| 5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −2.1 | ||
| Team | 109 | 41-9642.7% | 14-4431.8% | 49 | 27 | 7 | 18 | 13-1492.9% | 16 | 7 | 4 | |||
Bench 16 points on 7 for 16 shooting
Did not play: Jose Alvarado, Pacôme Dadiet and James Wiseman (coach’s decision).
Cleveland Cavaliers97| 37 | 37 | 13-22 | 5-13 | 6-11 | 0 | −3 | +7.1 | |||||||
| 34 | 7 | 2-9 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −15 | −5.9 | ||||||
| 33 | 12 | 5-11 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | +7 | −1.7 | ||||||
| 29 | 12 | 5-11 | 1-5 | 0 | 1-2 | −11 | +2.6 | |||||||
| 24 | 9 | 3-10 | 3-8 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −11 | −3.8 | ||||
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| 23 | 7 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −16 | −0.2 | ||||
| 19 | 0 | 0-6 | 0-5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −7.2 | ||||
| 15 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −2.5 | |||||
| 15 | 5 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −19 | −1.0 | |||||
| 10 | 8 | 3-4 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +8 | +4.0 | |||
| Team | 97 | 35-8242.7% | 16-5032.0% | 40 | 23 | 11 | 18 | 11-1957.9% | 10 | 3 | 5 | |||
Bench 20 points on 7 for 19 shooting
Did not play: Norchad Omier (coach’s decision).
Knicks109Cavaliers97ClickTap 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.
Karl-Anthony Towns had 29 points (16 in the paint) and 13 rebounds, and the defending champion New York Knicks beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 109-97.
The Knicks took control with a 26-8 run in the second quarter and led by as many as 19.
Jalen Brunson had 31 points (18 in the second quarter, on 3 3-pointers, 3 jumpers and 3 free throws) and 9 assists. Brunson went 2 for 4 on floaters. The Cavaliers had held him to 8 for 24 on floaters since 2024-25.
For the Cavaliers, Donovan Mitchell scored 37 points with 5 3-pointers. Mitchell scored 21 of his 37 points in the fourth quarter.
The Knicks grabbed 16 offensive rebounds to the Cavaliers’ 10. The Cavaliers took 50 of their 82 shots from 3 (61%), the highest share of their season. They had averaged 46%.
New York KnicksCleveland CavaliersPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. Wins: how much his shots, free throws, turnovers and passes moved his team’s chance to win (1.00 is a whole win).
96 points from the field on 96 shots: 7.0 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 12-22 | 54.5% | 67% |
| In the paint | 5-9 | 55.6% | 45% |
| Mid-range | 10-21 | 47.6% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 3-16 | 18.8% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 11-28 | 39.3% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyton Watson | 24 | 8 | 3-4 | −1 |
| James Harden | 13 | 7 | 3-8 | +2 |
| Meleek Thomas | 6 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Tyrese Proctor | 5 | 4 | 2-4 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 14 | 12 | 4-8 | +7 |
The tracking credits him with 31 points on 60 possessions. He usually scores about 23 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evan Mobley | 32 | 13 | 5-11 | +3 |
| Thomas Bryant | 7 | 14 | 6-6 | +12 |
| Peyton Watson | 4 | 2 | 0-0 | +1 |
| Donovan Mitchell | 4 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 14 | 0 | 0-4 | −4 |
The tracking credits him with 29 points on 60 possessions. He usually scores about 19 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Harden | 15 | 6 | 2-4 | +2 |
| Donovan Mitchell | 10 | 5 | 1-3 | +2 |
| Meleek Thomas | 8 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Mario Hezonja | 8 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 16 | 4 | 1-6 | 0 |
The tracking credits him with 15 points on 57 possessions. He usually scores about 15 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.
Score margin over time — positive = CLE leads, negative = NYK leads
CLE Largest Lead
6
Q2 9:31
NYK Largest Lead
19
Q3 1:37
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
NYK 8-0 run
Q2 1:29 – Q2 0:15
-5 → -13
NYK 9-0 run
Q3 5:28 – Q3 3:23
-7 → -16
