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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Knicks | 33 | 28 | 26 | 19 | 106 |
 Cavaliers | 26 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 95 |
NYKTeam statsCLE| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYK | 37-8543.5% | 9-2931.0% | 23-2979.3% | 48 | 21 | 10 |
| CLE | 35-7546.7% | 13-3339.4% | 12-1580.0% | 30 | 24 | 13 |
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New York Knicks106| 47 | 4 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | +7 | −6.4 | |||||||
| 42 | 23 | 8-22 | 2-6 | 5-5 | 0 | +11 | −2.8 | |||||||
| 36 | 13 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 1-4 | +8 | +9.8 | ||||||||
| 36 | 21 | 7-13 | 2-4 | 5-6 | 0 | 0 | +21 | −1.0 | ||||||
| 16 | 13 | 4-9 | 0-3 | 5-6 | 0 | 0 | +3 | +4.0 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 29 | 19 | 5-15 | 3-10 | 0 | 6-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −2.3 | ||||
| 22 | 12 | 5-10 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | −0.4 | ||||||
| 12 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | +3 | −0.4 | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.1 | |
| Team | 106 | 37-8543.5% | 9-2931.0% | 48 | 21 | 10 | 17 | 23-2979.3% | 17 | 6 | 5 | |||
Bench 32 points on 10 for 26 shooting
Did not play: Derrick Rose, DaQuan Jeffries and Evan Fournier (coach’s decision); Quentin Grimes (injury/illness).
Cleveland Cavaliers95| 44 | 28 | 11-26 | 3-12 | 3-3 | 0 | −8 | −0.6 | |||||||
| 40 | 21 | 7-13 | 1-6 | 6-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −16 | −7.2 | |||||
| 39 | 6 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0 | −14 | −6.3 | ||||||
| 37 | 17 | 6-13 | 4-7 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | −8 | +1.6 | ||||||
| 36 | 4 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −9 | −5.7 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 20 | 10 | 4-5 | 2-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | +4.1 | |||||
| 14 | 6 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −1.3 | ||||
| 5 | 3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | +1.0 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2.7 | ||||
| Team | 95 | 35-7546.7% | 13-3339.4% | 30 | 24 | 13 | 22 | 12-1580.0% | 4 | 5 | 2 | |||
Bench 19 points on 7 for 11 shooting
Did not play: Robin Lopez, Sam Merrill, Raul Neto, Ricky Rubio and Dean Wade (coach’s decision).
Knicks106Cavaliers95ClickTap 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.
The New York Knicks beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 106-95 in Game 5 of the first round to advance to the Eastern Conference semifinals.
The Knicks never trailed and led by as many as 18.
Jalen Brunson scored 23 points (12 in the first quarter). RJ Barrett added 21 points, and Mitchell Robinson had 13 points (12 in the paint), 18 rebounds and 3 blocks on 6 for 9 shooting.
For the Cavaliers, Donovan Mitchell scored 28 points, and Darius Garland added 21 points.
The Cavaliers gave up 17 offensive rebounds, about 7 more than usual for the shots the Knicks missed. The Knicks outscored the Cavaliers 20-8 on the fast break. Garland fouled out.
New York KnicksCleveland CavaliersPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
83 points from the field on 85 shots: 11.1 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 19-30 | 63.3% | 67% |
| In the paint | 3-10 | 30.0% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 6-16 | 37.5% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 3-10 | 30.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 6-19 | 31.6% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caris LeVert | 23 | 10 | 4-6 | +2 |
| Isaac Okoro | 20 | 2 | 1-5 | −5 |
| Darius Garland | 14 | 6 | 2-3 | +1 |
| Donovan Mitchell | 8 | 0 | 0-6 | −3 |
| Everyone else | 14 | 6 | 2-5 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 24 points on 79 possessions. He usually scores about 29 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caris LeVert | 21 | 4 | 2-2 | −2 |
| Darius Garland | 17 | 3 | 1-7 | −2 |
| Donovan Mitchell | 11 | 2 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Cedi Osman | 8 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 13 | 12 | 4-6 | +8 |
The tracking credits him with 23 points on 69 possessions. He usually scores about 21 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darius Garland | 16 | 8 | 3-6 | +4 |
| Caris LeVert | 11 | 2 | 0-3 | −1 |
| Donovan Mitchell | 6 | 2 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Cedi Osman | 5 | 2 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 10 | 3 | 1-5 | 0 |
The tracking credits him with 17 points on 48 possessions. He usually scores about 13 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.
CLE win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
NYK
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CLE
Highest Leverage Moments
Garland 26' 3PT Jump Shot (13 PTS) (LeVert 3 AST)
Q4 9:39
9.7%
11→21
Toppin 26' 3PT Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Barrett 3 AST)
Q3 4:58
9.4%
24→15
Toppin 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Barrett 2 AST)
Q3 11:48
8.9%
26→17
Barrett 26' 3PT Jump Shot (11 PTS) (Randle 6 AST)
Q2 4:21
8.9%
29→21
Garland 16' Pullup Jump Shot (17 PTS)
Q4 8:10
8.9%
21→29
