NBA Final Intelligence
Cleveland Cavaliers 124, New York Knicks 126 — Recap
Game Summary
Final (regular season): Cleveland Cavaliers 124, New York Knicks 126. Scoring by quarter: Q1 CLE 38-23 NYK; Q2 CLE 20-37 NYK; Q3 CLE 38-24 NYK; Q4 CLE 28-42 NYK.
Top performers (box score): Donovan Mitchell (CLE) 34 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, 4 threes on 12-of-25 shooting; Jalen Brunson (NYK) 34 points, 1 rebounds, 4 assists, 6 threes on 10-of-25 shooting; Jordan Clarkson (NYK) 25 points, 1 rebounds, 2 assists, 5 threes on 9-of-17 shooting; Darius Garland (CLE) 20 points, 1 rebounds, 10 assists, 3 threes on 7-of-14 shooting; Jaylon Tyson (CLE) 16 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assists, 2 threes on 7-of-11 shooting.
Standouts
Top Scorer · CLE
34 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST, 4 3PM · 12-25 FG
Scoring · NYK
34 PTS, 1 REB, 4 AST, 6 3PM · 10-25 FG
Scoring · NYK
25 PTS, 1 REB, 2 AST, 5 3PM · 9-17 FG
Season highs
Jordan Clarkson · Season-high 25 pointsTyler Kolek · Season-high 4 threes
Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.
📊 Game Flow
CLE
17 largest lead
Q4 10:26 (CLE 103, NYK 86) · 13-0 run, Q1 8:45–Q1 6:42
NYK
6 largest lead
Q2 5:59 (CLE 41, NYK 47) · 18-0 run, Q2 10:21–Q2 5:59
Swings
9 lead changes
Tied 5 times
Ahead for good: Jalen Brunson makes 25-foot three pointer (Q4 1:05, CLE 119, NYK 121).
Clutch timeEvery score of the final five minutes
- Q4 3:07 Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 1 of 2CLE · CLE 114, NYK 113
- Q4 3:07 Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 2 of 2CLE · CLE 115, NYK 113
- Q4 2:36 Evan Mobley makes tip shotCLE · CLE 117, NYK 113
- Q4 2:27 Tyler Kolek makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jalen Brunson assists)NYK · CLE 117, NYK 116
- Q4 1:29 Mikal Bridges makes 8-foot running pullup jump shot (Tyler Kolek assists)NYK · CLE 117, NYK 118
- Q4 1:14 Darius Garland makes driving layupCLE · CLE 119, NYK 118
- Q4 1:05 Jalen Brunson makes 25-foot three pointerNYK · CLE 119, NYK 121
- Q4 0:27 Karl-Anthony Towns makes tip shotNYK · CLE 119, NYK 123
- Q4 0:21 Donovan Mitchell makes driving dunkCLE · CLE 121, NYK 123
- Q4 0:12 OG Anunoby makes dunk (Mikal Bridges assists)NYK · CLE 121, NYK 125
- Q4 0:02 Donovan Mitchell makes 28-foot running pullup jump shot (Lonzo Ball assists)CLE · CLE 124, NYK 125
- Q4 0:01 Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 1 of 2NYK · CLE 124, NYK 126
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 38 | 20 | 38 | 28 | 124 | |
| NYK | 23 | 37 | 24 | 42 | 126 |
🧮 How They Scored
CLENYK
56Points in the paint40
18Fast-break points19
10Second-chance points14
21Points off turnovers28
46Bench points46
Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor
61.0%Effective FG%58.0%
12.7%Turnover %11.1%
22.5%Offensive rebound %25.0%
0.267Free-throw rate0.234
Box Score
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darius Garland G | 36 | 20 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7-14 | 3-4 | 3-4 | 0 |
| Donovan Mitchell G | 33 | 34 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12-25 | 4-9 | 6-6 | +2 |
| Dean Wade F | 30 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 1-1 | -2 |
| Sam Merrill G | 29 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4-11 | 2-8 | 1-2 | +3 |
| De'Andre Hunter F | 27 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | 2-3 | 5-6 | -7 |
| Evan Mobley F-C | 25 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6-8 | 0-1 | 2-2 | +4 |
| Jarrett Allen C | 23 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | -3 |
| Jaylon Tyson G-F | 20 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7-11 | 2-4 | 0-0 | -1 |
| Lonzo Ball G | 14 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | +2 |
| Thomas Bryant C | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | -8 |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Brunson G | 39 | 34 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10-25 | 6-12 | 8-10 | -17 |
| Mikal Bridges F | 36 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5-10 | 2-4 | 0-0 | +9 |
| OG Anunoby F | 33 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-7 | 1-4 | 1-1 | -3 |
| Jordan Clarkson G | 29 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9-17 | 5-10 | 2-2 | +13 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns C | 27 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5-13 | 0-2 | 1-2 | +7 |
| Josh Hart G | 26 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-9 | 2-5 | 3-3 | -19 |
| Tyler Kolek G | 25 | 16 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5-9 | 4-5 | 2-2 | +24 |
| Mitchell Robinson C | 17 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0 |
| Mohamed Diawara F | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | +1 |
| Ariel Hukporti C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -5 |
🔬 Advanced Stats
Cleveland CavaliersTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donovan Mitchell | Starter | 33 | 34 | 61.5 | 36.7 | +4.4 | 22.2 |
| Darius Garland | Starter | 36 | 20 | 63.5 | 22.7 | -1.6 | 9.4 |
| Sam Merrill | Starter | 29 | 11 | 46.3 | 18.3 | +4.8 | 5.5 |
| Jarrett Allen | Starter | 23 | 7 | 71.7 | 12.7 | -3.9 | 9.0 |
| Dean Wade | Starter | 30 | 6 | 67.6 | 6.0 | +2.1 | 5.9 |
| Jaylon Tyson | Bench | 20 | 16 | 72.7 | 27.1 | +0.6 | 11.9 |
| Evan Mobley | Bench | 25 | 14 | 78.8 | 17.5 | +9.2 | 12.0 |
| De'Andre Hunter | Bench | 27 | 13 | 67.4 | 15.9 | -11.9 | 8.2 |
| Thomas Bryant | Bench | 03 | 3 | 150.0 | 22.2 | -140.5 | 19.2 |
| Lonzo Ball | Bench | 14 | 0 | 0.0 | 5.7 | -2.1 | 1.3 |
| Craig Porter | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Nae'Qwan Tomlin | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Tyrese Proctor | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
New York KnicksTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Brunson | Starter | 39 | 34 | 57.8 | 31.6 | -20.5 | 10.1 |
| Josh Hart | Starter | 26 | 15 | 72.7 | 18.3 | -32.1 | 12.2 |
| Mikal Bridges | Starter | 36 | 12 | 60.0 | 13.3 | +11.3 | 7.9 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | Starter | 27 | 11 | 39.6 | 25.0 | +13.4 | 9.7 |
| OG Anunoby | Starter | 33 | 8 | 53.8 | 9.8 | -4.1 | 4.1 |
| Jordan Clarkson | Bench | 29 | 25 | 69.9 | 25.4 | +23.6 | 13.7 |
| Tyler Kolek | Bench | 25 | 16 | 81.0 | 17.9 | +43.8 | 16.5 |
| Mohamed Diawara | Bench | 04 | 5 | 83.3 | 42.9 | +14.3 | 16.1 |
| Mitchell Robinson | Bench | 17 | 0 | 0.0 | 6.5 | -3.6 | 6.8 |
| Guerschon Yabusele | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Pacome Dadiet | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Ariel Hukporti | Bench | 04 | 0 | 0.0 | 10.0 | -55.6 | -3.0 |
⚔️ Season Series & What's Next
2025-26 season series
CLE 0
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2 NYK
Last 24 meetings · since 2020-21
CLE 11
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13 NYK
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