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Cavaliers pull away in second half for 109-94 victory over Knicks

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Kendrick Perkins voices his concern with the Knicks after their loss to the Cavaliers on Tuesday night.
Kendrick Perkins voices his concern with the Knicks after their loss to the Cavaliers on Tuesday night.

CLEVELAND -- — Donovan Mitchell scored 23 points, James Harden added 20 and the Cleveland Cavaliers pulled away in the second half for a 109-94 victory over the New York Knicks on Tuesday night.

Jarrett Allen had 19 points and 10 rebounds as the Cavaliers won for the eighth time in nine games.

Jalen Brunson had 20 points and Mikal Bridges scored 18 for the Knicks. Mitchell Robinson pulled down 15 rebounds, one off a season high.

New York shot 35 of 86 as Bridges and Brunson were a combined 12 of 36. The Knicks shot 27% from 3-point range (10 of 37). Cleveland came into the game with the fourth-worst defense in the league on 3-pointers.

The Cavaliers and Knicks are both 37-22 and tied for third place in the Eastern Conference. But New York would have the head-to-head tiebreaker edge if the teams are tied at the end of the season after taking two of three meetings.

Cleveland had a 60-54 halftime advantage before taking control in the third quarter. It outscored New York 23-11 in the period, and held the Knicks to 3 of 24 from the field.

Harden had eight points in the quarter and Allen scored six.

It was the worst shooting quarter by the Knicks since they went 3 of 20 in the fourth quarter of a 2018 game against Boston.

The last time the Cavaliers held a team to three or fewer field goals was last season against Minnesota (2 of 20).

Cleveland was up 71-63 before going on a 13-2 run during a five-minute span late in the third and early in the fourth.

The Cavaliers' largest lead was 98-78 midway through the fourth quarter.

Up next

Knicks: At Milwaukee on Friday.

Cavaliers: At Milwaukee on Wednesday to start a three-game road trip.

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Game Information

Game Information

Time, Location & Referees
Rocket Arena
Venue
Rocket Arena
Cleveland, OH
Date & Time
12:30 AM, February 25, 2026
Coverage
Peacock, MSG
Attendance
19,432
Referees
John Goble, Mitchell Ervin, Suyash Mehta

Game Analysis

Statistics visualization

Game Stats

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Knicks
Cavaliers
35-86FG37-87
41Field Goal %43
10-373PT13-35
27Three Point %37
14-21FT22-30
11Offensive Rebounds13
33Defensive Rebounds32
23Assists23
7Steals11
8Blocks6
16Turnovers11
1Technical Fouls1
17Points Conceded Off Turnovers10
9Fast Break Points8
22Fouls18
2Largest Lead20

Current Standings

2025-26 Atlantic Standings

TEAMWLPCTSTRK
Boston5225.675W2
New York5028.641W2
Philadelphia4334.558W2
Toronto4334.558W1
Brooklyn1859.234L2

2025-26 Central Standings

TEAMWLPCTSTRK
Detroit5621.727W2
Cleveland4829.623W1
Milwaukee3047.390L2
Chicago2948.377L6
Indiana1859.234L1

Play by Play

Play By Play

Recent plays and game events
TIMEPLAY
12:00
Karl-Anthony Towns vs. Jarrett Allen (Josh Hart gains possession)
00
11:35
Josh Hart misses 25-foot jump bank shot
00
11:33
Evan Mobley defensive rebound
00
11:27
Dean Wade misses 23-foot running jump shot
00
11:25
Dean Wade offensive rebound
00
11:22
Donovan Mitchell misses 27-foot three point jumper
00
11:20
Josh Hart defensive rebound
00
11:19
Jarrett Allen personal foul
00
11:04
Josh Hart makes 6-foot jumper (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)
02
10:45
Evan Mobley makes 23-foot three point jumper (Dean Wade assists)
32
10:29
Mikal Bridges misses 12-foot fade away jump shot
32
10:27
Jarrett Allen defensive rebound
32
10:18
Donovan Mitchell makes 23-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
62
10:09
Mikal Bridges makes two point shot (Josh Hart assists)
64
10:02
Josh Hart shooting foul
64
10:02
Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 1 of 2
74
10:02
Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 2 of 2
84
9:50
Jalen Brunson bad pass turnover (Donovan Mitchell steals)
84
9:47
Mikal Bridges blocks Donovan Mitchell 's 3-foot running layup
84
9:45
Evan Mobley offensive rebound
84
9:45
Evan Mobley misses two point shot
84
9:43
Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound
84
9:38
Donovan Mitchell shooting foul
84
9:38
Jalen Brunson makes free throw 1 of 2
85
9:38
Jalen Brunson makes free throw 2 of 2
86
9:22
Jarrett Allen makes 7-foot jumper (Donovan Mitchell assists)
106
9:09
Jalen Brunson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Josh Hart assists)
109
9:00
James Harden makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
139
8:49
Mikal Bridges makes 10-foot two point shot (Josh Hart assists)
1311
8:28
James Harden bad pass turnover (Josh Hart steals)
1311
8:24
Evan Mobley shooting foul
1311
8:24
Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 1 of 2
1312
8:24
Karl-Anthony Towns misses free throw 2 of 2
1312
8:21
Dean Wade defensive rebound
1312
8:13
Karl-Anthony Towns blocks James Harden 's 6-foot driving layup
1312
8:13
Cavaliers offensive team rebound
1312
8:05
Evan Mobley makes 22-foot jumper (James Harden assists)
1512
7:54
Karl-Anthony Towns out of bounds bad pass turnover
1512
7:45
Dean Wade misses layup
1512
7:42
Mikal Bridges defensive rebound
1512
7:30
Josh Hart misses 22-foot three point jumper
1512
7:27
Evan Mobley defensive rebound
1512
7:17
James Harden lost ball turnover (Mikal Bridges steals)
1512
7:13
Jalen Brunson misses 25-foot running jump shot
1512
7:11
Jarrett Allen defensive rebound
1512
7:06
OG Anunoby blocks Donovan Mitchell 's 3-foot two point shot
1512
7:05
OG Anunoby defensive rebound
1512
7:05
OG Anunoby bad pass turnover (Donovan Mitchell steals)
1512
7:04
Donovan Mitchell makes layup
1712
7:01
Knicks Full timeout
1712
7:01
Sam Merrill enters the game for Donovan Mitchell
1712
7:01
Dennis Schroder enters the game for Dean Wade
1712
7:01
(07:01) [Knicks] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL REPLAYCENTER)
1712
6:45
Josh Hart out of bounds lost ball turnover
1712
6:29
Jarrett Allen makes layup (Evan Mobley assists)
1912
6:24
Josh Hart makes driving layup
1914
6:05
Dennis Schroder misses 24-foot three point jumper
1914
6:04
Josh Hart defensive rebound
1914
5:53
Karl-Anthony Towns makes driving layup (Josh Hart assists)
1916
5:42
James Harden makes 13-foot driving floating jump shot
2116
5:21
Josh Hart makes 25-foot three point jumper (Mikal Bridges assists)
2119
5:06
James Harden misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
2119
5:04
Jarrett Allen offensive rebound
2119
4:56
Jarrett Allen makes layup (James Harden assists)
2319
4:56
Josh Hart shooting foul
2319
4:56
Jaylon Tyson enters the game for Evan Mobley
2319
4:56
Landry Shamet enters the game for Josh Hart
2319
4:56
Jeremy Sochan enters the game for OG Anunoby
2319
4:56
Mitchell Robinson enters the game for Karl-Anthony Towns
2319
4:56
Jarrett Allen misses free throw 1 of 1
2319
4:53
Jeremy Sochan defensive rebound
2319
4:32
Jalen Brunson misses 13-foot fade away jump shot
2319
4:28
Jaylon Tyson defensive rebound
2319
4:27
Jaylon Tyson out of bounds bad pass turnover
2319
4:18
Mikal Bridges makes 11-foot pullup jump shot (Mitchell Robinson assists)
2321
3:54
James Harden makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot
2521
3:28
Donovan Mitchell enters the game for James Harden
2521
3:28
Dean Wade enters the game for Jarrett Allen
2521
3:28
Jose Alvarado enters the game for Mikal Bridges
2521
3:23
Jaylon Tyson blocks Landry Shamet 's 32-foot three point jumper
2521
3:23
Knicks offensive team rebound
2521
3:23
shot clock turnover
2521
3:12
Donovan Mitchell misses 15-foot fade away jump shot
2521
3:10
Jose Alvarado defensive rebound
2521
3:04
Jeremy Sochan misses running layup
2521
3:02
Dean Wade defensive rebound
2521
3:02
OG Anunoby enters the game for Jeremy Sochan
2521
2:53
Donovan Mitchell makes dunk (Dennis Schroder assists)
2721
2:32
Jaylon Tyson shooting foul
2721
2:32
Cavaliers Full timeout
2721
2:32
Mitchell Robinson misses free throw 1 of 2
2721
2:32
Knicks offensive team rebound
2721
2:32
Mitchell Robinson makes free throw 2 of 2
2722
2:15
Sam Merrill out of bounds bad pass turnover
2722
2:08
Jalen Brunson misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
2722
2:07
Jaylon Tyson defensive rebound
2722
2:00
Sam Merrill misses running pullup jump shot
2722
1:58
Mitchell Robinson defensive rebound
2722
1:50
Dean Wade blocks OG Anunoby 's 2-foot running layup
2722
1:50
Knicks offensive team rebound
2722
1:48
Landry Shamet makes 1-foot layup (Jose Alvarado assists)
2724
1:33
Dean Wade makes 26-foot three point jumper (Donovan Mitchell assists)
3024
1:17
Landry Shamet misses 25-foot three point jumper
3024
1:15
Cavaliers defensive team rebound
3024
1:00
Jaylon Tyson makes 1-foot layup (Donovan Mitchell assists)
3224
36.8
Jalen Brunson makes 2-foot two point shot
3226
29.4
Donovan Mitchell misses 31-foot three point pullup jump shot
3226
26.3
Mitchell Robinson defensive rebound
3226
21.8
Landry Shamet bad pass turnover (Dennis Schroder steals)
3226
7.4
Mitchell Robinson personal foul
3226
7.4
Mikal Bridges enters the game for Jalen Brunson
3226
7.4
Jeremy Sochan enters the game for Mitchell Robinson
3226
0.0
Dean Wade makes 24-foot three point jumper (Donovan Mitchell assists)
3526
0.0
(00:00) [Knicks] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (REPLAY SUPPORTS CALL)
3526
0.0
End of the 1st Quarter
3526

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