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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cavaliers | 17 | 15 | 23 | 24 | 79 |
 Knicks | 17 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 99 |
CLETeam statsNYK| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 31-8038.8% | 7-3321.2% | 10-1758.8% | 42 | 16 | 20 |
| NYK | 39-8347.0% | 10-3330.3% | 11-1861.1% | 45 | 21 | 14 |
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New York Knicks99| 38 | 21 | 10-18 | 0-4 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | +20 | +0.4 | ||||||
| 33 | 11 | 3-15 | 2-10 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | +19 | −8.1 | ||||||
| 31 | 19 | 8-12 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0 | +10 | +4.8 | |||||||
| 30 | 7 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | +19 | +5.2 | ||||||
| 13 | 2 | 1-5 | 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +9 | −3.7 | |||||
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| 29 | 13 | 4-5 | 2-2 | 3-4 | 0 | +13 | +0.3 | |||||||
| 23 | 11 | 4-6 | 2-3 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +27 | +0.5 | ||||
| 18 | 7 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | +1 | +2.3 | ||||||||
| 15 | 8 | 3-8 | 1-4 | 1-1 | +1 | +3.1 | ||||||||
| 4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −0.6 | ||
| 4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −1.6 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −7 | −3.2 | ||
| Team | 99 | 39-8347.0% | 10-3330.3% | 45 | 21 | 14 | 17 | 11-1861.1% | 11 | 14 | 5 | |||
Bench 39 points on 14 for 28 shooting
Did not play: Evan Fournier (coach’s decision).
Cleveland Cavaliers79| 38 | 22 | 9-19 | 2-8 | 2-3 | 0 | −19 | −3.4 | |||||||
| 37 | 6 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0 | −26 | −0.4 | |||||
| 37 | 10 | 5-10 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | −16 | −4.8 | |||||||
| 35 | 17 | 7-17 | 3-11 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | −21 | −4.5 | ||||||
| 33 | 10 | 4-21 | 1-7 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −21 | −12.6 | ||||||
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| 16 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −11 | −4.0 | ||||
| 12 | 7 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −7 | −0.4 | ||||
| 12 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −3 | −2.5 | ||||||
| 5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2.5 | ||||||
| 4 | 4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +6 | +0.5 | |||||
| 4 | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +6 | +0.4 | ||
| 4 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +6 | −3.0 | |||
| 4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +6 | −0.3 | ||
| Team | 79 | 31-8038.8% | 7-3321.2% | 42 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 10-1758.8% | 13 | 7 | 4 | |||
Bench 14 points on 3 for 10 shooting
Did not play: Sam Merrill (coach’s decision).
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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.
The New York Knicks beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 99-79 for a 2-1 lead in the first-round series.
The Knicks led by as many as 27, pulling away with a 24-9 run bridging the third and fourth quarters.
Jalen Brunson had 21 points (18 in the paint) and 6 assists, and RJ Barrett added 19 points (10 in the first quarter) and 8 rebounds on 8 for 12 shooting.
For the Cavaliers, Donovan Mitchell scored 22 points, and Darius Garland went 1 for 7 from 3.
The Knicks shot 47.0% from the field and 30.3% from 3 to the Cavaliers’ 38.8% and 21.2%. They held the Cavaliers to 79 points and outscored them 39-14 off the bench. The Cavaliers turned it over 21 times, about 8 more than usual for this many possessions. The Cavaliers’ starters were outscored 47-37 in 21 minutes together.
New York KnicksCleveland CavaliersPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
88 points from the field on 83 shots: 3.6 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 18-25 | 72.0% | 67% |
| In the paint | 10-17 | 58.8% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 1-8 | 12.5% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 5-15 | 33.3% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 5-18 | 27.8% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caris LeVert | 28 | 4 | 2-7 | −6 |
| Donovan Mitchell | 12 | 5 | 2-3 | +1 |
| Cedi Osman | 10 | 6 | 3-4 | +2 |
| Darius Garland | 6 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 15 | 6 | 3-4 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 23 points on 70 possessions. He usually scores about 26 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donovan Mitchell | 17 | 5 | 2-2 | 0 |
| Darius Garland | 16 | 4 | 2-4 | −1 |
| Caris LeVert | 9 | 2 | 1-2 | −1 |
| Ricky Rubio | 7 | 3 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 8 | 7 | 3-4 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 21 points on 57 possessions. He usually scores about 17 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donovan Mitchell | 20 | 0 | 0-0 | −3 |
| Cedi Osman | 9 | 4 | 1-1 | +3 |
| Danny Green | 6 | 5 | 1-2 | +4 |
| Caris LeVert | 5 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 14 | 4 | 2-2 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 13 points on 54 possessions. He usually scores about 9 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
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Highest Leverage Moments
Okoro 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (LeVert 2 AST)
Q2 8:59
9.5%
59→49
Quickley 24' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Randle 2 AST)
Q2 0:28
9.0%
73→82
Barrett 1' Running Layup (5 PTS)
Q1 6:36
9.0%
49→58
Hart 1' Running Layup (2 PTS)
Q2 8:28
9.0%
49→58
Mobley 8' Turnaround Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Mitchell 1 AST)
Q3 9:37
8.7%
91→82
