NBA Final Intelligence
New York Knicks 94, Cleveland Cavaliers 109 — Recap
Game Summary
Final (regular season): New York Knicks 94, Cleveland Cavaliers 109. Scoring by quarter: Q1 NYK 26-35 CLE; Q2 NYK 28-25 CLE; Q3 NYK 11-23 CLE; Q4 NYK 29-26 CLE.
Top performers (box score): Donovan Mitchell (CLE) 23 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 threes on 5-of-18 shooting; James Harden (CLE) 20 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 threes on 8-of-18 shooting; Jalen Brunson (NYK) 20 points, 1 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 threes on 6-of-19 shooting; Jarrett Allen (CLE) 19 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assists on 7-of-8 shooting; Mikal Bridges (NYK) 18 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 threes on 6-of-17 shooting.
Standouts
Top Scorer · CLE
23 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 2 3PM · 5-18 FG
Scoring · CLE
20 PTS, 2 REB, 4 AST, 4 3PM · 8-18 FG
Scoring · NYK
20 PTS, 1 REB, 4 AST, 3 3PM · 6-19 FG
Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.
📊 Game Flow
NYK
2 largest lead
Q1 11:03 (NYK 2, CLE 0) · 10-0 run, Q3 9:14–Q3 8:08
CLE
20 largest lead
Q4 5:43 (NYK 78, CLE 98) · 8-0 run, Q2 2:27–Q2 0:51
Swings
1 lead changes
Tied 0 times
Ahead for good: Evan Mobley makes 23-foot three point jumper (Dean Wade assists) (Q1 10:45, NYK 2, CLE 3).
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYK | 26 | 28 | 11 | 29 | 94 | |
| CLE | 35 | 25 | 23 | 26 | 109 |
🧮 How They Scored
NYKCLE
46Points in the paint42
9Fast-break points8
15Second-chance points16
10Points off turnovers17
27Bench points24
Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor
46.5%Effective FG%50.6%
14.4%Turnover %10.0%
26.2%Offensive rebound %28.3%
0.244Free-throw rate0.349
Box Score
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Brunson G | 36 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6-19 | 3-7 | 5-7 | -20 |
| OG Anunoby F | 34 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2-9 | 1-6 | 0-0 | -12 |
| Mikal Bridges F | 32 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6-17 | 1-3 | 5-6 | -11 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns C | 29 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5-5 | 1-1 | 3-4 | -9 |
| Josh Hart G | 26 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4-11 | 2-8 | 0-0 | -4 |
| Jose Alvarado G | 22 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Landry Shamet G | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1-5 | 0-3 | 0-0 | -22 |
| Mitchell Robinson C | 19 | 11 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 1-4 | -4 |
| Mohamed Diawara F | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 | -4 |
| Jeremy Sochan F | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +1 |
| Tyler Kolek G | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | +4 |
| Ariel Hukporti C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +4 |
| Dillon Jones F | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +4 |
| Jordan Clarkson G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -2 |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Harden G | 32 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8-18 | 4-7 | 0-0 | +10 |
| Donovan Mitchell G | 31 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5-18 | 2-8 | 11-14 | +21 |
| Jarrett Allen C | 29 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7-8 | 0-0 | 5-7 | +11 |
| Jaylon Tyson G-F | 27 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5-10 | 1-4 | 1-1 | +13 |
| Evan Mobley F-C | 24 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4-7 | 1-1 | 3-6 | +5 |
| Dean Wade F | 24 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4-9 | 3-5 | 0-0 | +22 |
| Dennis Schroder G | 21 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | +7 |
| Sam Merrill G | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-4 | 0-4 | 0-0 | +13 |
| Keon Ellis G | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -7 |
| Thomas Bryant C | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 2-2 | -4 |
| Craig Porter G | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -4 |
| Nae'Qwan Tomlin F | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -4 |
| Tyrese Proctor G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -4 |
🔬 Advanced Stats
New York KnicksTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Brunson | Starter | 36 | 20 | 45.3 | 27.6 | -26.5 | 3.7 |
| Mikal Bridges | Starter | 32 | 18 | 45.8 | 28.0 | -15.1 | 6.7 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | Starter | 29 | 14 | 103.6 | 16.7 | -9.4 | 15.2 |
| Josh Hart | Starter | 26 | 10 | 45.5 | 23.0 | -3.4 | 8.4 |
| OG Anunoby | Starter | 34 | 5 | 27.8 | 12.7 | -9.4 | 0.4 |
| Mitchell Robinson | Bench | 19 | 11 | 70.9 | 16.3 | -5.5 | 34.5 |
| Jose Alvarado | Bench | 22 | 5 | 50.0 | 10.7 | -2.4 | 13.2 |
| Mohamed Diawara | Bench | 07 | 5 | 50.0 | 29.4 | -28.6 | 8.3 |
| Tyler Kolek | Bench | 03 | 4 | 66.7 | 60.0 | +80.0 | 32.3 |
| Landry Shamet | Bench | 20 | 2 | 20.0 | 17.4 | -44.1 | -5.9 |
| Jordan Clarkson | Bench | 01 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -100.0 | 0.0 |
| Jeremy Sochan | Bench | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 10.0 | +31.3 | 4.3 |
| Trey Jemison | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Ariel Hukporti | Bench | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +80.0 | 0.0 |
| Dillon Jones | Bench | 03 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +80.0 | 6.5 |
Cleveland CavaliersTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donovan Mitchell | Starter | 31 | 23 | 47.6 | 35.5 | +34.8 | 14.6 |
| James Harden | Starter | 32 | 20 | 55.6 | 26.6 | +13.4 | 7.7 |
| Jarrett Allen | Starter | 29 | 19 | 85.7 | 17.4 | +18.6 | 22.0 |
| Evan Mobley | Starter | 24 | 12 | 62.2 | 18.3 | +9.6 | 12.9 |
| Dean Wade | Starter | 24 | 11 | 61.1 | 14.8 | +40.1 | 23.2 |
| Jaylon Tyson | Bench | 27 | 12 | 57.5 | 18.0 | +21.3 | 17.2 |
| Thomas Bryant | Bench | 03 | 5 | 86.8 | 50.0 | -80.0 | 25.8 |
| Keon Ellis | Bench | 16 | 4 | 66.7 | 8.8 | -28.8 | 5.3 |
| Dennis Schroder | Bench | 21 | 3 | 25.0 | 14.9 | +21.7 | 7.5 |
| Larry Nance Jr. | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Sam Merrill | Bench | 21 | 0 | 0.0 | 10.6 | +31.7 | -5.7 |
| Craig Porter | Bench | 03 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -80.0 | -3.2 |
| Nae'Qwan Tomlin | Bench | 03 | 0 | 0.0 | 16.7 | -80.0 | -6.5 |
| Tyrese Proctor | Bench | 03 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -80.0 | 6.5 |
⚔️ Season Series & What's Next
2025-26 season series
NYK 2
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Last 25 meetings · since 2020-21
NYK 13
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Previous meetingsOpen the recap
- CLE 124@NYK 126 Recap
- CLE 111@NYK 119 Recap
- CLE 108@NYK 102 Recap
- NYK 105@CLE 124 Recap
- NYK 105@CLE 142 Recap
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