New York Knicks vs Cleveland Cavaliers Final Score

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New York KnicksNYK

121–108

Final

Cleveland CavaliersCLE

Team Season Average

NYKCLE

Offense

117.3

PPG

117.8

26.8

APG

26.6

48.0%

FG%

47.8%

Defense

109.3

OPP PPG

114.4

7.9

SPG

8.3

4.0

BPG

5.0

Pace

44.8

RPG

43.0

12.5

TO/G

13.5

3-Point

37.6%

3P%

35.7%

78.4%

FT%

76.6%

Odds

Sportsbook	Spread (CLE)	Total	NYK ML	CLE ML
DDraftKings	-3.5	216.5	+124	-148
FFanDuel	-3.5	215.5	+122	-144
BBetMGM	-3.5	215.5	+120	-145
CCaesars	-3	216	+122	-145
BBallybet	-3.5	215.5	+132	-162
BBetparx	-3.5	—	+132	-162
BBetRivers	-3.5	215.5	+130	-162
BBetway	-3.5	216.5	+120	-140
FFanatics	-3	216	+120	-145
PPolymarket	-2.5	215.5	+130	-130
RRebet	-3	216	—	—

Game Information

Venue to be announced

Stadium

May 24, 2026

12:00 AM UTC

Gametime weather

Conditions pending

Lineups

NYK

Starters

Bench

CLE

Starters

Bench

Rankings

Team	Overall	Offense	Defense	Rebound	3-Point
NYK	3rd	8th	4th	6th	4th
CLE	11th	5th	14th	12th	18th

Matchup

NYKCLE

60-29Record58-38
89Games played96
+8.0Point diff+3.3
2Rest days2

Scores

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
NYK	37	23	31	30	121
CLE	27	27	28	26	108

Team Stats

NYKStatCLE

121Points108
43-77 (55.8%)FG42-84 (50.0%)
11-28 (39.3%)3PT12-41 (29.3%)
24-27 (88.9%)FT12-19 (63.2%)
37Rebounds34
27Assists22
10Steals7
4Blocks1
13Turnovers16

Player Stats

NYK

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jalen BrunsonG	41	30	3	6	1	0	4	10/19	0/4	10/12	—
Jalen BrunsonG	41	30	3	6	1	0	4	10/19	0/4	10/12	+15
Mikal BridgesF	39	22	6	2	2	2	1	11/15	0/1	0/0	—
Mikal BridgesF	39	22	6	2	3	2	2	11/15	0/1	0/0	+19
OG AnunobyF	31	21	7	4	0	0	1	6/10	3/4	6/6	—
OG AnunobyF	31	21	7	4	0	0	1	6/10	3/4	6/6	+11
Landry ShametG	28	14	1	3	0	0	2	4/5	4/5	2/3	—
Landry ShametG	28	14	1	3	0	0	2	4/5	4/5	2/3	+5
Karl-Anthony TownsC	36	13	8	7	3	1	0	4/9	1/3	4/4	+23
Karl-Anthony TownsC	36	13	8	7	3	1	0	4/9	1/3	4/4	—
Josh HartG	35	12	9	5	4	0	4	5/12	2/7	0/0	—
Josh HartG	35	12	9	5	4	0	4	5/12	2/7	0/0	+3
Miles McBrideG	14	5	0	0	0	1	0	1/3	1/2	2/2	—
Miles McBrideG	14	5	0	0	0	1	0	1/3	1/2	2/2	+1
Jose AlvaradoG	4	2	0	0	0	0	1	1/3	0/2	0/0	—
Jose AlvaradoG	4	2	0	0	0	0	1	1/3	0/2	0/0	-3
Mitchell RobinsonC	9	2	3	0	0	0	0	1/1	0/0	0/0	—
Mitchell RobinsonC	9	2	3	0	0	0	0	1/1	0/0	0/0	-4
Tyler KolekG	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0/0	0/0	0/0	—
Tyler KolekG	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0/0	0/0	0/0	0
Jeremy SochanF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0/0	0/0	0/0	—
Pacome DadietF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0/0	0/0	0/0	—
Jeremy SochanF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0/0	0/0	0/0	0
Pacome DadietF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0/0	0/0	0/0	0
Ariel HukportiC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0/0	0/0	0/0	—
Ariel HukportiC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0/0	0/0	0/0	0
Jordan ClarksonG	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0/0	0/0	0/0	—
Mohamed DiawaraF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0/0	0/0	0/0	—
Jordan ClarksonG	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0/0	0/0	0/0	-5
Mohamed DiawaraF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0/0	0/0	0/0	0

CLE

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Evan MobleyF-C	36	24	6	2	0	1	5	10/18	1/6	3/4	—
Evan MobleyF-C	36	24	6	2	0	1	5	10/18	1/6	3/4	-21
Donovan MitchellG	38	23	1	4	3	0	5	9/21	3/10	2/6	—
Donovan MitchellG	38	23	1	4	3	0	5	9/21	3/10	2/6	-22
James HardenG	41	19	5	5	1	0	5	8/15	1/7	2/3	—
James HardenG	41	19	5	5	1	0	6	8/15	1/7	2/3	-8
Jarrett AllenC	36	17	7	0	0	0	0	7/9	0/0	3/4	—
Jarrett AllenC	36	17	7	0	0	0	0	7/9	0/0	3/4	-14
Max StrusG	31	13	7	6	1	0	0	4/12	4/11	1/1	—
Max StrusG	31	13	7	6	1	0	0	4/12	4/11	1/1	-3
Sam MerrillG	23	6	3	1	1	0	0	2/5	2/4	0/0	—
Sam MerrillG	23	6	3	1	1	0	0	2/5	2/4	0/0	-1
Jaylon TysonG-F	9	3	3	1	0	0	1	1/2	0/1	1/1	—
Jaylon TysonG-F	9	3	3	1	0	0	1	1/2	0/1	1/1	+3
Dennis SchroderG	9	3	0	2	0	0	0	1/1	1/1	0/0	—
Dennis SchroderG	9	3	0	2	0	0	0	1/1	1/1	0/0	+2
Dean WadeF	17	0	2	1	1	0	0	0/1	0/1	0/0	—
Dean WadeF	17	0	2	1	1	0	0	0/1	0/1	0/0	-1
Keon EllisG	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0/0	0/0	0/0	—
Keon EllisG	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0/0	0/0	0/0	0
Craig PorterG	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0/0	0/0	0/0	—
Craig PorterG	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0/0	0/0	0/0	0
Thomas BryantC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0/0	0/0	0/0	—
Larry Nance Jr.F	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0/0	0/0	0/0	0
Thomas BryantC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0/0	0/0	0/0	0
Tyrese ProctorG	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0/0	0/0	0/0	—
Nae'Qwan TomlinF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0/0	0/0	0/0	0
Tyrese ProctorG	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0/0	0/0	0/0	0
Larry Nance Jr.F	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0/0	0/0	0/0	—
Nae'Qwan TomlinF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0/0	0/0	0/0	—

Scoring Summary

440 events · 138 scoring

1st Quarter

12:00CLE
Karl-Anthony Towns vs. Jarrett Allen (James Harden gains possession)
0-0
11:36CLE
Evan Mobley misses 25-foot three point jumper
0-0
11:34NYK
OG Anunoby defensive rebound
0-0
11:26NYK
Karl-Anthony Towns makes 25-foot three point jumper (Mikal Bridges assists)
3-0
11:14CLE
James Harden bad pass turnover (Mikal Bridges steals)
3-0
10:54NYK
Mikal Bridges makes driving layup
5-0
10:46NYK
OG Anunoby shooting foul
5-0
10:46CLE
Cavaliers offensive team rebound
5-0
10:46CLE
Donovan Mitchell misses free throw 1 of 2
5-0
10:46CLE
Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 2 of 2
5-1
10:31NYK
Jalen Brunson makes driving layup (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)
7-1
10:13CLE
Evan Mobley misses 6-foot two point shot
7-1
10:09NYK
Josh Hart defensive rebound
7-1
10:06NYK
Mikal Bridges makes running layup (Josh Hart assists)
9-1
10:06CLE
Cavaliers Full timeout
9-1
9:41CLE
Donovan Mitchell makes 22-foot step back jumpshot
9-3
9:26NYK
Jalen Brunson misses 25-foot three point jumper
9-3
9:24CLE
James Harden defensive rebound
9-3
9:15CLE
Jarrett Allen makes layup (James Harden assists)
9-5
8:56NYK
Josh Hart traveling turnover
9-5
8:43CLE
Jarrett Allen makes dunk (Evan Mobley assists)
9-7
8:33CLE
Donovan Mitchell personal foul
9-7
8:22CLE
Evan Mobley shooting foul
9-7
8:22NYK
Jalen Brunson makes free throw 1 of 2
10-7
8:22NYK
Jalen Brunson makes free throw 1 of 2
10-7
8:20CLE
James Harden defensive rebound
10-7
8:12CLE
Karl-Anthony Towns blocks James Harden's driving floating jump shot
10-7
8:09CLE
Evan Mobley offensive rebound
10-7
8:08CLE
Evan Mobley makes 1-foot dunk
10-9
7:58NYK
Jalen Brunson misses 29-foot three point pullup jump shot
10-9
7:54NYK
Mikal Bridges offensive rebound
10-9
7:44NYK
OG Anunoby makes 16-foot step back jumpshot
12-9
7:33CLE
Donovan Mitchell misses 23-foot three point pullup jump shot
12-9
7:30NYK
Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound
12-9
7:22NYK
Mikal Bridges makes 19-foot pullup jump shot (Jalen Brunson assists)
14-9
7:05CLE
Evan Mobley makes 11-foot two point shot
14-11
6:46NYK
OG Anunoby makes 12-foot step back jumpshot
16-11
6:33CLE
Donovan Mitchell makes driving layup
16-13
6:18CLE
Jarrett Allen shooting foul
16-13
6:18NYK
Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 1 of 2
17-13
6:18NYK
Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 1 of 2
17-13
6:18NYK
Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 1 of 2
17-13
6:18NYK
Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 2 of 2
18-13
6:01CLE
James Harden makes 10-foot step back jumpshot
18-15
5:57CLE
Sam Merrill shooting foul
18-15
5:57NYK
Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 1 of 2
19-15
5:57NYK
Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 2 of 2
20-15
5:44CLE
James Harden makes two point shot
20-17
5:40CLE
Dean Wade shooting foul
20-17
5:40NYK
OG Anunoby makes free throw 1 of 2
21-17
5:40NYK
OG Anunoby makes free throw 2 of 2
22-17
5:25CLE
James Harden misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot
22-17
5:23CLE
Max Strus offensive rebound
22-17
5:21CLE
Sam Merrill misses 23-foot three point pullup jump shot
22-17
5:17NYK
Josh Hart defensive rebound
22-17
4:59CLE
Cavaliers defensive team rebound
22-17
4:59CLE
Cavaliers defensive team rebound
22-17
4:59NYK
Miles McBride enters the game for Josh Hart
22-17
4:59NYK
Miles McBride enters the game for Josh Hart
22-17
4:51CLE
Jarrett Allen makes driving layup (Dean Wade assists)
22-19
4:51NYK
Karl-Anthony Towns defensive goaltending violation
22-19
4:51NYK
Knicks Full timeout
22-19
4:51NYK
(04:51) [Knicks] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL STANDS) [Knicks] charged with a timeout
22-19
4:51CLE
Donovan Mitchell enters the game for Jarrett Allen
22-19
4:51CLE
Evan Mobley enters the game for Dean Wade
22-19
4:24NYK
Karl-Anthony Towns makes 10-foot two point shot
24-19
4:12CLE
Evan Mobley misses 26-foot three point jumper
24-19
4:09CLE
Max Strus offensive rebound
24-19
4:05CLE
Donovan Mitchell steps out of bounds turnover
24-19
3:46NYK
Karl-Anthony Towns makes 1-foot two point shot (Jalen Brunson assists)
26-19
3:36CLE
Evan Mobley lost ball turnover (Mikal Bridges steals)
26-19
3:29NYK
Landry Shamet makes 22-foot running jump shot (Mikal Bridges assists)
29-19
3:29NYK
Landry Shamet makes 22-foot running jump shot (Mikal Bridges assists)
29-19
3:13CLE
Max Strus makes 26-foot three point jumper (Donovan Mitchell assists)
29-22
3:13CLE
Max Strus makes 26-foot three point jumper (Donovan Mitchell assists)
29-22
3:05NYK
Jalen Brunson makes free throw 1 of 2
30-22
3:05NYK
Jalen Brunson makes free throw 1 of 2
30-22
3:05NYK
Josh Hart enters the game for Mikal Bridges
30-22
3:05NYK
Jalen Brunson makes free throw 2 of 2
31-22
3:05NYK
Jalen Brunson makes free throw 2 of 2
31-22
2:44CLE
Donovan Mitchell makes 13-foot step back jumpshot
31-24
2:18NYK
Miles McBride makes 24-foot three point jumper (Landry Shamet assists)
34-24
1:49NYK
Jalen Brunson defensive rebound
34-24
1:43NYK
Karl-Anthony Towns misses 26-foot running jump shot
34-24
1:40CLE
Max Strus defensive rebound
34-24
1:33NYK
Miles McBride personal foul
34-24
1:33NYK
Mitchell Robinson enters the game for Karl-Anthony Towns
34-24
1:21NYK
Knicks defensive team rebound
34-24
1:21CLE
Max Strus misses 23-foot three point jumper
34-24
1:13NYK
Jalen Brunson offensive foul
34-24
1:13NYK
Jalen Brunson offensive foul turnover
34-24
49.1CLE
Dennis Schroder makes 25-foot three point jumper (Max Strus assists)
34-27
49.1CLE
Dennis Schroder makes 25-foot three point jumper (Max Strus assists)
34-27
37.1NYK
Josh Hart makes 25-foot three point jumper (Landry Shamet assists)
37-27
29.0CLE
Evan Mobley offensive foul turnover
37-27
29.0CLE
Dean Wade enters the game for Donovan Mitchell
37-27
29.0NYK
Karl-Anthony Towns enters the game for Mitchell Robinson
37-27
29.0NYK
Karl-Anthony Towns enters the game for Mitchell Robinson
37-27
4.4NYK
Miles McBride misses 8-foot fade away jump shot
37-27
4.3NYK
Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound
37-27
4.2NYK
shot clock turnover
37-27
0.0CLE
Sam Merrill misses driving floating jump shot
39-27
0.0CLE
Cavaliers offensive team rebound
39-27
0.0
End of the 1st Quarter
39-27

2nd Quarter

12:00CLE
Jaylon Tyson enters the game for Max Strus
37-27
12:00CLE
Donovan Mitchell enters the game for Dean Wade
37-27
12:00NYK
Jose Alvarado enters the game for Jalen Brunson
37-27
11:43NYK
Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point shot
37-27
11:42CLE
Evan Mobley defensive rebound
37-27
11:37NYK
Landry Shamet personal foul
37-27
11:30CLE
Evan Mobley bad pass turnover (Josh Hart steals)
37-27
11:25NYK
Josh Hart misses running layup
37-27
11:23CLE
Jaylon Tyson defensive rebound
37-27
11:09CLE
Donovan Mitchell makes 9-foot two point shot
37-29
11:09CLE
Donovan Mitchell makes 9-foot two point shot
37-29
10:52CLE
Jaylon Tyson defensive rebound
37-29
10:39CLE
Evan Mobley makes dunk (Dennis Schroder assists)
37-31
10:39CLE
Evan Mobley makes dunk (Dennis Schroder assists)
37-31
10:19NYK
Jose Alvarado makes layup (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)
39-31
10:05NYK
Karl-Anthony Towns shooting foul
39-31
10:05CLE
Evan Mobley misses free throw 2 of 2
39-32
10:05CLE
Evan Mobley makes free throw 1 of 2
39-32
10:05CLE
Evan Mobley makes free throw 1 of 2
39-32
10:02NYK
Landry Shamet defensive rebound
39-32
9:47NYK
Josh Hart makes 1-foot two point shot (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)
41-32
9:41NYK
Jose Alvarado personal foul
41-32
9:41CLE
James Harden enters the game for Dennis Schroder
41-32
9:41CLE
James Harden enters the game for Dennis Schroder
41-32
9:29NYK
Karl-Anthony Towns shooting foul
41-32
9:29CLE
Jarrett Allen makes free throw 1 of 2
41-33
9:29NYK
Mikal Bridges enters the game for Landry Shamet
41-33
9:29NYK
Jordan Clarkson enters the game for Miles McBride
41-33
9:29NYK
Mitchell Robinson enters the game for Karl-Anthony Towns
41-33
9:29CLE
Jarrett Allen makes free throw 2 of 2
41-34
9:06NYK
Jose Alvarado lost ball turnover (Jarrett Allen steals)
41-34
9:02CLE
Donovan Mitchell out of bounds lost ball turnover
41-34
8:44NYK
Mikal Bridges makes 14-foot fade away jump shot
43-34
8:28CLE
Jarrett Allen makes layup (Jaylon Tyson assists)
43-36
8:15NYK
Jose Alvarado misses 25-foot three point jumper
43-36
8:12CLE
Sam Merrill defensive rebound
43-36
8:04CLE
Donovan Mitchell misses 30-foot three point pullup jump shot
43-36
8:02CLE
Jarrett Allen offensive rebound
43-36
7:57CLE
Jaylon Tyson out of bounds lost ball turnover
43-36
7:57NYK
Jalen Brunson enters the game for Josh Hart
43-36
7:57NYK
OG Anunoby enters the game for Jose Alvarado
43-36
7:46CLE
Sam Merrill personal foul
43-36
7:46CLE
Dean Wade enters the game for Sam Merrill
43-36
7:44NYK
Jalen Brunson bad pass turnover (Dean Wade steals)
43-36
7:39CLE
Max Strus enters the game for Donovan Mitchell
43-36
7:31CLE
Jaylon Tyson makes driving layup
43-38
7:31NYK
Mitchell Robinson shooting foul
43-38
7:31CLE
Jaylon Tyson makes free throw 1 of 1
43-39
7:13NYK
Mikal Bridges misses 11-foot step back jumpshot
43-39
7:10CLE
Jaylon Tyson defensive rebound
43-39
7:04CLE
James Harden makes two point shot
43-41
7:04NYK
Jalen Brunson out of bounds lost ball turnover
43-41
6:42NYK
Josh Hart enters the game for Jordan Clarkson
43-41
6:42NYK
Karl-Anthony Towns enters the game for Mitchell Robinson
43-41
6:38NYK
Mikal Bridges makes 8-foot jump bank shot (Josh Hart assists)
45-41
6:28CLE
James Harden makes 25-foot three pointer
45-44
6:16NYK
OG Anunoby makes 27-foot three point jumper (Josh Hart assists)
48-44
6:05CLE
James Harden misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
48-44
6:02CLE
Jarrett Allen offensive rebound
48-44
6:01CLE
Jarrett Allen makes two point shot
48-46
5:47NYK
OG Anunoby misses two point shot
48-46
5:46CLE
James Harden defensive rebound
48-46
5:40CLE
James Harden makes 1-foot two point shot (Max Strus assists)
48-48
5:25NYK
Mikal Bridges misses two point shot
48-48
5:23CLE
James Harden defensive rebound
48-48
5:17CLE
Jaylon Tyson misses 27-foot three point jumper
48-48
5:13NYK
Mikal Bridges defensive rebound
48-48
5:09CLE
Jaylon Tyson shooting foul
48-48
5:09NYK
OG Anunoby makes free throw 1 of 2
49-48
5:09CLE
Evan Mobley enters the game for Jaylon Tyson
49-48
5:09NYK
OG Anunoby makes free throw 2 of 2
50-48
4:54CLE
James Harden makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot
50-50
4:28NYK
OG Anunoby misses 26-foot three point jumper
50-50
4:25CLE
Jarrett Allen defensive rebound
50-50
4:13CLE
Dean Wade misses 24-foot three point jumper
50-50
4:10NYK
Jalen Brunson defensive rebound
50-50
4:04NYK
Jalen Brunson makes running layup
52-50
3:53CLE
James Harden offensive foul
52-50
3:53CLE
James Harden offensive foul turnover
52-50
3:53CLE
Donovan Mitchell enters the game for Dean Wade
52-50
3:40NYK
Jalen Brunson traveling turnover
52-50
3:25NYK
Jalen Brunson shooting foul
52-50
3:25CLE
Cavaliers offensive team rebound
52-50
3:25CLE
James Harden misses free throw 1 of 2
52-50
3:25NYK
Knicks Full timeout
52-50
3:25CLE
James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2
52-51
3:05NYK
Josh Hart misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
52-51
3:02CLE
Evan Mobley defensive rebound
52-51
2:55CLE
Donovan Mitchell lost ball turnover (Josh Hart steals)
52-51
2:52NYK
Josh Hart makes running layup (OG Anunoby assists)
54-51
2:37CLE
Max Strus misses 24-foot three point jumper
54-51
2:33NYK
Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound
54-51
2:29NYK
OG Anunoby misses driving floating jump shot
54-51
2:26NYK
OG Anunoby offensive rebound
54-51
2:23NYK
Karl-Anthony Towns misses 7-foot floating jump shot
54-51
2:21CLE
Jarrett Allen defensive rebound
54-51
2:12NYK
Karl-Anthony Towns vs. James Harden (Jalen Brunson gains possession)
54-51
2:12CLE
James Harden bad pass turnover (Karl-Anthony Towns steals)
54-51
1:59NYK
Jalen Brunson makes 12-foot pullup jump shot
56-51
1:39NYK
Josh Hart shooting foul
56-51
1:39CLE
Donovan Mitchell misses free throw 1 of 2
56-51
1:39CLE
Cavaliers offensive team rebound
56-51
1:39CLE
Donovan Mitchell misses free throw 1 of 2
56-51
1:37NYK
OG Anunoby defensive rebound
56-51
1:13NYK
Josh Hart makes 8-foot two point shot
58-51
58.8CLE
James Harden misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
58-51
56.7NYK
Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound
58-51
53.2NYK
Josh Hart bad pass turnover (James Harden steals)
58-51
44.9CLE
Max Strus misses 23-foot three point jumper
58-51
42.5NYK
Josh Hart defensive rebound
58-51
38.3CLE
Donovan Mitchell shooting foul
58-51
38.3NYK
OG Anunoby makes free throw 1 of 2
59-51
38.3NYK
OG Anunoby makes free throw 2 of 2
60-51
38.3NYK
Landry Shamet enters the game for Karl-Anthony Towns
59-51
30.3CLE
Donovan Mitchell makes 25-foot three pointer
60-54
9.7NYK
OG Anunoby out of bounds bad pass turnover
60-54
9.7NYK
Miles McBride enters the game for Jalen Brunson
60-54
0.0CLE
James Harden misses 24-foot three point jumper
60-54
0.0CLE
Cavaliers offensive team rebound
60-54
0.0
End of the 2nd Quarter
60-54

3rd Quarter

12:00CLE
Dean Wade enters the game for Max Strus
60-54
12:00NYK
Karl-Anthony Towns enters the game for Landry Shamet
60-54
12:00NYK
Jalen Brunson enters the game for Miles McBride
60-54
11:46NYK
OG Anunoby makes 27-foot three point jumper (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)
63-54
11:32CLE
Evan Mobley bad pass turnover (Josh Hart steals)
63-54
11:20NYK
Josh Hart out of bounds bad pass turnover
63-54
11:06CLE
Evan Mobley makes 24-foot three point jumper (Donovan Mitchell assists)
63-57
10:49NYK
Jalen Brunson makes 14-foot step back jumpshot
65-57
10:34CLE
Donovan Mitchell makes 13-foot two point shot
65-59
10:08NYK
Josh Hart misses 28-foot three point jumper
65-59
10:04CLE
Dean Wade defensive rebound
65-59
10:00CLE
James Harden bad pass turnover (Josh Hart steals)
65-59
9:53NYK
Mikal Bridges makes layup (OG Anunoby assists)
67-59
9:26CLE
Evan Mobley bad pass turnover (Josh Hart steals)
67-59
9:17NYK
Josh Hart lost ball turnover (Donovan Mitchell steals)
67-59
9:09CLE
Cavaliers offensive team rebound
67-59
9:09CLE
Mikal Bridges blocks Donovan Mitchell 's 2-foot driving floating jump shot
67-59
9:05CLE
Donovan Mitchell makes 22-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
67-62
8:45NYK
Jalen Brunson misses 11-foot pullup jump shot
67-62
8:43CLE
Dean Wade defensive rebound
67-62
8:34NYK
OG Anunoby shooting foul
67-62
8:34CLE
Evan Mobley makes free throw 1 of 2
67-63
8:34CLE
Evan Mobley makes free throw 2 of 2
67-64
8:17NYK
Josh Hart misses 26-foot three point jumper
67-64
8:15CLE
James Harden defensive rebound
67-64
8:07CLE
Donovan Mitchell misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
67-64
8:05NYK
Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound
67-64
7:58NYK
Mikal Bridges makes layup (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)
69-64
7:32CLE
Donovan Mitchell bad pass turnover (Karl-Anthony Towns steals)
69-64
7:29NYK
Mikal Bridges makes running layup (OG Anunoby assists)
71-64
7:29NYK
Landry Shamet enters the game for Josh Hart
71-64
7:29CLE
Cavaliers Full timeout
71-64
7:10CLE
Evan Mobley bad pass turnover (Mikal Bridges steals)
71-64
6:59NYK
Jalen Brunson misses two point shot
71-64
6:58NYK
Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound
71-64
6:53NYK
Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound
71-64
6:57NYK
Karl-Anthony Towns misses tip shot
71-64
6:56NYK
Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point shot
73-64
6:45NYK
Landry Shamet personal foul
73-64
6:45CLE
Max Strus enters the game for Evan Mobley
73-64
6:45CLE
Sam Merrill enters the game for Dean Wade
73-64
6:36CLE
Max Strus misses 26-foot three point jumper
73-64
6:33NYK
Mikal Bridges defensive rebound
73-64
6:29NYK
Mikal Bridges bad pass turnover (Max Strus steals)
73-64
6:25CLE
Donovan Mitchell makes 2-foot driving floating jump shot (Max Strus assists)
73-66
6:09NYK
Mikal Bridges makes 1-foot layup (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)
75-66
6:00CLE
James Harden out of bounds lost ball turnover
75-66
5:52NYK
Karl-Anthony Towns misses 31-foot three point pullup jump shot
75-66
5:50CLE
Sam Merrill defensive rebound
75-66
5:39CLE
Max Strus makes 22-foot three point jumper (Donovan Mitchell assists)
75-69
5:28CLE
Donovan Mitchell shooting foul
75-69
5:28NYK
Jalen Brunson makes free throw 1 of 2
76-69
5:28NYK
Mitchell Robinson enters the game for Karl-Anthony Towns
76-69
5:28NYK
Jalen Brunson makes free throw 2 of 2
77-69
5:17CLE
James Harden misses 26-foot three point jumper
77-69
5:14NYK
Mitchell Robinson defensive rebound
77-69
5:02NYK
Jalen Brunson bad pass turnover (Sam Merrill steals)
77-69
4:50CLE
Donovan Mitchell misses two point shot
77-69
4:48NYK
Mitchell Robinson defensive rebound
77-69
4:35NYK
OG Anunoby makes 1-foot driving dunk (Jalen Brunson assists)
79-69
4:21CLE
Donovan Mitchell misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
79-69
4:17NYK
Jalen Brunson defensive rebound
79-69
4:11NYK
Jalen Brunson makes 8-foot running pullup jump shot
81-69
3:58NYK
Mitchell Robinson shooting foul
81-69
3:58CLE
Jarrett Allen makes free throw 2 of 2
81-70
3:58CLE
Cavaliers offensive team rebound
81-69
3:58CLE
Jarrett Allen makes free throw 2 of 2
81-70
3:58CLE
Dennis Schroder enters the game for Donovan Mitchell
81-69
3:58CLE
Dennis Schroder enters the game for Donovan Mitchell
81-70
3:41NYK
Jalen Brunson makes 13-foot step back jumpshot
83-70
3:28CLE
James Harden makes 14-foot step back jumpshot
83-72
3:14NYK
Mikal Bridges misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
83-72
3:12NYK
Mitchell Robinson offensive rebound
83-72
3:07CLE
Sam Merrill shooting foul
83-72
3:07NYK
Miles McBride makes free throw 1 of 2
84-72
3:07NYK
Miles McBride makes free throw 1 of 2
84-72
3:07NYK
Miles McBride makes free throw 1 of 2
84-72
3:07NYK
Miles McBride makes free throw 2 of 2
85-72
2:48CLE
Max Strus misses 22-foot three point jumper
85-72
2:46NYK
Josh Hart defensive rebound
85-72
2:36NYK
Landry Shamet out of bounds bad pass turnover
85-72
2:36NYK
Knicks Full timeout
85-72
2:24CLE
Evan Mobley makes dunk (Sam Merrill assists)
85-74
2:03CLE
Dennis Schroder shooting foul
85-74
2:03NYK
Jalen Brunson makes free throw 1 of 2
86-74
2:03NYK
Jalen Brunson makes free throw 2 of 2
87-74
1:39CLE
Sam Merrill makes 25-foot jump bank shot (Dennis Schroder assists)
87-77
1:33CLE
Max Strus personal foul
87-77
1:16NYK
Jalen Brunson misses driving floating jump shot
87-77
1:15NYK
Knicks offensive team rebound
87-77
1:10NYK
Miles McBride misses 23-foot three point jumper
87-77
1:08CLE
Max Strus defensive rebound
87-77
54.5CLE
James Harden makes turnaround jump shot
87-79
54.5NYK
Mitchell Robinson shooting foul
87-79
54.5CLE
James Harden makes free throw 1 of 1
87-80
35.2NYK
Jalen Brunson makes 12-foot step back jumpshot
89-80
26.4CLE
Evan Mobley misses 25-foot three point jumper
89-80
24.3CLE
Max Strus offensive rebound
89-80
10.9CLE
James Harden misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
89-80
8.7CLE
Max Strus offensive rebound
89-80
6.9CLE
Evan Mobley makes 1-foot dunk (Max Strus assists)
89-82
0.1NYK
Mitchell Robinson makes 1-foot alley oop dunk (Jalen Brunson assists)
91-82
0.0
End of the 3rd Quarter
91-82

4th Quarter

12:00NYK
Mikal Bridges enters the game for Jalen Brunson
91-82
12:00NYK
Karl-Anthony Towns enters the game for Mitchell Robinson
91-82
12:00CLE
Jaylon Tyson enters the game for Max Strus
91-82
12:00CLE
Jarrett Allen enters the game for Dennis Schroder
91-82
11:44CLE
Donovan Mitchell misses driving floating jump shot
91-82
11:41NYK
Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound
91-82
11:21NYK
Landry Shamet misses 26-foot three point jumper
91-82
11:18CLE
Evan Mobley defensive rebound
91-82
10:57CLE
Cavaliers offensive team rebound
91-82
10:57CLE
Donovan Mitchell misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
91-82
10:57CLE
shot clock turnover
91-82
10:40NYK
Josh Hart makes 24-foot three point jumper (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)
94-82
10:24CLE
Jarrett Allen misses 9-foot floating jump shot
94-82
10:21NYK
Josh Hart defensive rebound
94-82
10:19NYK
Mikal Bridges makes two point shot (Josh Hart assists)
96-82
10:19CLE
Cavaliers Full timeout
96-82
10:19CLE
James Harden enters the game for Evan Mobley
96-82
10:19CLE
Max Strus enters the game for Jaylon Tyson
96-82
10:05NYK
Karl-Anthony Towns personal foul
96-82
10:02CLE
Mikal Bridges blocks Max Strus 's 1-foot layup
96-82
10:02CLE
Cavaliers offensive team rebound
96-82
9:59NYK
Karl-Anthony Towns kicked ball violation
96-82
9:49CLE
Sam Merrill makes 25-foot three point jumper (Donovan Mitchell assists)
96-85
9:34CLE
Donovan Mitchell personal foul
96-85
9:25NYK
Josh Hart misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
96-85
9:22CLE
Sam Merrill defensive rebound
96-85
9:18NYK
Landry Shamet shooting foul
96-85
9:18CLE
Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 1 of 2
96-86
9:18CLE
Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 1 of 2
96-86
9:15NYK
Josh Hart defensive rebound
96-86
9:18NYK
Knicks Full timeout
96-86
9:18NYK
Jalen Brunson enters the game for Miles McBride
96-86
8:53NYK
Landry Shamet makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jalen Brunson assists)
99-86
8:39CLE
Jarrett Allen misses 12-foot floating jump shot
99-86
8:37CLE
Jarrett Allen offensive rebound
99-86
8:30CLE
Donovan Mitchell misses driving floating jump shot
99-86
8:27CLE
Jarrett Allen makes tip shot
99-88
8:27CLE
Jarrett Allen makes tip shot
99-88
8:04NYK
Josh Hart misses 15-foot two point shot
99-88
8:00NYK
Josh Hart offensive rebound
99-88
7:58NYK
Landry Shamet makes 26-foot three point jumper (Josh Hart assists)
102-88
7:43CLE
Max Strus makes 26-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
102-91
7:35CLE
Max Strus personal foul
102-91
7:35NYK
OG Anunoby enters the game for Josh Hart
102-91
7:35CLE
Evan Mobley enters the game for Sam Merrill
102-91
7:14NYK
Landry Shamet makes 29-foot three point step back jumpshot (Jalen Brunson assists)
105-91
7:00CLE
Max Strus misses 25-foot three point jumper
105-91
6:59NYK
Mikal Bridges defensive rebound
105-91
6:59CLE
Max Strus personal foul
105-91
6:41NYK
Jalen Brunson misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
105-91
6:40CLE
Cavaliers defensive team rebound
105-91
6:40NYK
Karl-Anthony Towns loose ball foul
105-91
6:30CLE
Donovan Mitchell misses two point shot
105-91
6:28NYK
OG Anunoby defensive rebound
105-91
6:06NYK
Jalen Brunson makes 12-foot two point shot
107-91
5:48CLE
Evan Mobley makes 12-foot two point shot
107-93
5:30NYK
OG Anunoby makes 25-foot three point jumper (Landry Shamet assists)
110-93
5:17CLE
Evan Mobley misses 25-foot three point jumper
110-93
5:15NYK
OG Anunoby defensive rebound
110-93
5:05NYK
Mikal Bridges misses 23-foot three point jumper
110-93
5:02CLE
Max Strus defensive rebound
110-93
4:57CLE
Donovan Mitchell makes 28-foot running jump shot (Max Strus assists)
110-96
4:57NYK
Knicks Full timeout
110-96
4:57NYK
Mitchell Robinson enters the game for Karl-Anthony Towns
110-96
4:54CLE
Jarrett Allen personal foul
110-96
4:54NYK
Karl-Anthony Towns enters the game for Mitchell Robinson
110-96
4:36NYK
Jalen Brunson misses 14-foot pullup jump shot
110-96
4:34CLE
Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound
110-96
4:19CLE
Evan Mobley makes two point shot (James Harden assists)
110-98
4:02CLE
James Harden shooting foul
110-98
4:02NYK
Landry Shamet makes free throw 1 of 3
111-98
4:02NYK
Landry Shamet makes free throw 1 of 3
111-98
4:02NYK
Landry Shamet makes free throw 2 of 3
112-98
4:00CLE
Evan Mobley defensive rebound
112-98
3:43CLE
Evan Mobley makes 8-foot turnaround jump shot
112-100
3:22NYK
Jalen Brunson makes 2-foot two point shot
114-100
3:05CLE
Jarrett Allen makes dunk (Evan Mobley assists)
114-102
2:41NYK
Evan Mobley blocks OG Anunoby 's 2-foot jumper
114-102
2:39CLE
Jarrett Allen defensive rebound
114-102
2:29CLE
Evan Mobley misses 26-foot three point jumper
114-102
2:27NYK
Mikal Bridges defensive rebound
114-102
2:13NYK
Mikal Bridges makes 11-foot floating jump shot (OG Anunoby assists)
116-102
1:59CLE
Donovan Mitchell misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
116-102
1:57NYK
Mikal Bridges defensive rebound
116-102
1:49NYK
Jalen Brunson makes driving layup
118-102
1:49CLE
Cavaliers Full timeout
118-102
1:49CLE
Sam Merrill enters the game for Jarrett Allen
118-102
1:49NYK
Josh Hart enters the game for Karl-Anthony Towns
118-102
1:45CLE
Sam Merrill misses 25-foot three point jumper
118-102
1:43NYK
Josh Hart defensive rebound
118-102
1:29NYK
Landry Shamet bad pass turnover (Donovan Mitchell steals)
118-102
1:25CLE
Donovan Mitchell bad pass turnover (Jalen Brunson steals)
118-102
1:11NYK
Jalen Brunson misses driving floating jump shot
118-102
1:09CLE
Evan Mobley defensive rebound
118-102
1:04CLE
Max Strus makes 25-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
118-105
1:04NYK
Josh Hart flagrant foul type 1
118-105
1:04
(01:04) [Knicks] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (CALL OVERTURNED)
118-105
1:04CLE
Max Strus makes free throw flagrant 1 of 1
118-106
59.5CLE
Evan Mobley misses driving floating jump shot
118-106
57.5NYK
Josh Hart defensive rebound
118-106
41.5NYK
Josh Hart misses 32-foot three point jumper
118-106
38.9NYK
OG Anunoby offensive rebound
118-106
35.9CLE
Max Strus personal foul
118-106
35.9NYK
Jalen Brunson misses free throw 1 of 2
118-106
35.9NYK
Knicks offensive team rebound
118-106
35.9NYK
Jalen Brunson makes free throw 2 of 2
119-106
30.2CLE
Evan Mobley makes driving layup (Max Strus assists)
119-108
25.3CLE
Sam Merrill personal foul
119-108
25.3NYK
Jalen Brunson makes free throw 1 of 2
120-108
25.3NYK
Jalen Brunson makes free throw 2 of 2
121-108
19.6CLE
Donovan Mitchell misses 25-foot three point jumper
121-108
17.4NYK
OG Anunoby defensive rebound
121-108
0.0
End of the 4th Quarter
121-108

New York Knicks vs Cleveland Cavaliers: Final Score & Recap

The New York Knicks beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 121-108 in this NBA postseason game on Saturday, May 23, 2026. The line score, team and player box scores, and scoring summary are in the Game Stats tab.

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New York Knicks vs Cleveland Cavaliers Odds

DraftKings lists the Cleveland Cavaliers at CLE -3.5 on the spread, with the total set at 216.5. Moneylines are New York Knicks +124 and Cleveland Cavaliers -148. Those are the closing numbers; the odds table above compares every book we track.

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