NBA Final Intelligence

CLE 4-3
104 โ€“ 115
FINAL
NYK 3-4

Cleveland Cavaliers 104, New York Knicks 115 โ€” Recap

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๐Ÿ“ฐGame Summary

Final (playoffs): Cleveland Cavaliers 104, New York Knicks 115 (overtime). Scoring by quarter: Q1 CLE 16-23 NYK; Q2 CLE 32-23 NYK; Q3 CLE 35-23 NYK; Q4 CLE 18-32 NYK; OT1 CLE 3-14 NYK.

Top performers (box score): Jalen Brunson (NYK) 38 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 threes on 15-of-29 shooting; Donovan Mitchell (CLE) 29 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 threes on 12-of-23 shooting; Mikal Bridges (NYK) 18 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists, 2 threes on 7-of-11 shooting; Evan Mobley (CLE) 15 points, 14 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 threes on 6-of-16 shooting; James Harden (CLE) 15 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 threes on 5-of-16 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer ยท NYK
38 PTS, 5 REB, 6 AST, 1 3PM ยท 15-29 FG
Scoring ยท CLE
29 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 4 3PM ยท 12-23 FG
Scoring ยท NYK
18 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 2 3PM ยท 7-11 FG

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

๐Ÿ“Š Game Flow

CLE 22 largest lead Q4 7:52 (CLE 93, NYK 71) ยท 6-0 run, Q3 8:59โ€“Q3 8:05
NYK 11 largest lead Q2 5:33 (CLE 27, NYK 38) ยท 12-0 run, Q1 4:33โ€“Q1 2:44
Swings 5 lead changes Tied 3 times

Ahead for good: OG Anunoby makes free throw 1 of 2 (OT 4:45, CLE 101, NYK 102).

Linescore

1234OT T
CLE 163235183 104
NYK 2323233214 115

๐Ÿงฎ How They Scored

CLENYK
Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor
48.9%Effective FG%53.4%
16.0%Turnover %14.3%
22.4%Offensive rebound %25.0%
0.256Free-throw rate0.364

Box Score

Cleveland Cavaliers

Player MINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG3PTFT+/-
James Harden G 4215431165-161-84-6-6
Donovan Mitchell G 41295361412-234-111-1-13
Evan Mobley F-C 40151430336-162-81-2-6
Jarrett Allen C 3510731113-60-04-8-10
Dean Wade F 2910530003-53-51-1+1
Sam Merrill G 2812121004-93-81-1-17
Max Strus G 258211032-62-62-2-11
Dennis Schroder G 193051001-91-40-0+1
Keon Ellis G 62000020-00-02-2+6

New York Knicks

Player MINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG3PTFT+/-
Jalen Brunson G 46385630315-291-67-10+15
Mikal Bridges F 4218512037-112-42-2+12
Karl-Anthony Towns C 40131351176-141-50-0+13
OG Anunoby F 3413521012-91-68-10+15
Josh Hart G 3113741025-111-52-2-23
Landry Shamet G 179100003-43-30-0+25
Jordan Clarkson G 173200111-31-10-0+2
Miles McBride G 170210000-10-10-0+5
Mitchell Robinson C 144612001-30-02-8-8
Jose Alvarado G 74100002-30-10-0-1

โš”๏ธ Season Series & What's Next

2025-26 season series CLE 1 โ€“ 3 NYK
Last 26 meetings ยท since 2020-21 CLE 12 โ€“ 14 NYK
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