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Jalen Brunson leads Knicks back from 22 down in the 4th for 115-104 win over Cavs in OT in Game 1

By AP•May 20, 2026

Game Recap

Brian Windhorst and Michael Wilbon discuss whether Game 1 was more about the Cavaliers' collapse or the Knicks' comeback.

NEW YORK -- — Jalen Brunson sparked one of the NBA's greatest postseason comebacks, a rally from a 22-point deficit in the fourth quarter, and finished with 38 points as New York beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 115-104 in overtime on Tuesday night in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals.

After a record-setting run through the first two rounds, the Knicks were going nowhere for 40 minutes against the Cavs, trailing 93-71 with 7:52 to play. But Brunson relentlessly attacked James Harden to spark an 18-1 run that made it a ballgame, and he tied it at 101-all on a basket with 19 seconds remaining in regulation.

Before that, Brunson said the message for the Knicks was just to finish strong so they would have momentum for Game 2, even if they lost the opener.

“Just keep fighting,” he said. “Keep chipping away. We’re not going to get it back in one possession.”

The Knicks then opened overtime with a 9-0 run as a delirious crowd in Madison Square Garden danced and screamed in the aisles. The Knicks moved within three wins of their first NBA Finals appearance since 1999.

Mikal Bridges added 18 points and three Knicks scored 13, including OG Anunoby, who came on late after struggling most of the way in his return after missing two games with a strained right hamstring.

Donovan Mitchell scored 29 points for the Cavaliers, who seemed well on their way to a third straight road win before their late collapse. The Knicks outscored them 44-11 after their 93-71 lead.

“We played great basketball tonight for three quarters. Unfortunately, the fourth quarter — they dominated us in the fourth quarter,” Cavs coach Kenny Atkinson said.

The Knicks won their eighth straight game and will host Game 2 on Thursday.

The Knicks had outscored Atlanta and Philadelphia by a combined 194 points, the largest margin ever through a team’s first 10 postseason games. But after not playing since May 10, when they finished their second-round sweep of the 76ers, the Knicks misfired most of the night, looking like the rust hurt more than the rest helped.

They were 4 for 23 on 3-pointers through three quarters and then had a horrible start to the fourth. But a year after coughing up a 14-point lead in the final minutes of regulation and losing to Indiana in OT in Game 1 of the conference finals on their home court, the Knicks found their offense just in time.

“But it was our defense that has always been special in these playoffs and that has carried us in this playoffs, that showed up in the fourth quarter and in overtime,” Karl-Anthony Towns said. “It allowed us to be sitting here with a win against a really great team.”

The only bigger fourth-quarter playoff comeback in the last 30 years was when the Clippers rallied from 24 down to beat Memphis in Game 1 in 2012.

“That can’t happen. But it did," Mitchell said. "We play in two days. We can’t sit here and let it kill our momentum, kill what we’ve been doing. It’s not a good loss.”

The Knicks came from 20 points behind three times last year in the postseason. Those were their largest comebacks on record since 1969-70, when they won their first of two NBA titles.

Evan Mobley had 15 points and 14 rebounds for the Cavs. Harden also scored 15 points, but was just 1 for 8 on 3-pointers and had more turnovers (six) than field goals (five).

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Series Context

Playoff Series and Prior Meetings

Full meeting history and series status so you can track momentum before tip-off and after the final whistle.

NY leads series 1-0

Playoff Series

CLE at NY

Wed, May 20

104 - 115

Final

CLE at NY

Fri, May 22

93 - 109

Final

NY at CLE

Sun, May 24

121 - 108

Final

NY at CLE

Tue, May 26

130 - 93

Final

NY wins series 2-1

Regular Season Series

CLE at NY

Wed, Oct 22

111 - 119

Final

CLE at NY

Thu, Dec 25

124 - 126

Final

NY at CLE

Wed, Feb 25

94 - 109

Final

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Game Analysis

Head-to-head production and efficiency

Game Stats

CLE

36-90FG42-88

40Field Goal %48

16-503PT10-32

32Three Point %31

16-23FT21-32

11Offensive Rebounds9

27Defensive Rebounds38

23Assists20

11Steals10

6Blocks2

19Turnovers17

0Technical Fouls0

28Points Conceded Off Turnovers20

12Fast Break Points13

29Fouls26

22Largest Lead11

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Play By Play

1st Quarter

TIME	PLAY	NY	CLE
12:00	Jarrett Allen vs. Karl-Anthony Towns (Jalen Brunson gains possession)	0	0
11:33	OG Anunoby misses 25-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:31	Evan Mobley defensive rebound	0	0
11:16	Jarrett Allen misses layup	0	0
11:14	Dean Wade offensive rebound	0	0
11:10	James Harden makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot (Dean Wade assists)	0	2
10:51	Karl-Anthony Towns misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	0	2
10:48	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	0	2
10:41	Mikal Bridges shooting foul	0	2
10:41	Evan Mobley misses free throw 1 of 2	0	2
10:41	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	0	2
10:41	Evan Mobley makes free throw 2 of 2	0	3
10:22	Jalen Brunson misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	0	3
10:19	Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound	0	3
10:12	Evan Mobley misses 25-foot three point jumper	0	3
10:09	Mikal Bridges defensive rebound	0	3
10:01	Mikal Bridges makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)	2	3
9:53	Donovan Mitchell back court turnover	2	3
9:39	Jalen Brunson misses two point shot	2	3
9:38	Dean Wade defensive rebound	2	3
9:24	Donovan Mitchell makes 25-foot three pointer (Dean Wade assists)	2	6
8:56	James Harden personal foul	2	6
8:49	Karl-Anthony Towns lost ball turnover (Donovan Mitchell steals)	2	6
8:44	Donovan Mitchell makes running layup	2	8
8:32	Mikal Bridges misses 16-foot pullup jump shot	2	8
8:29	Knicks offensive team rebound	2	8
8:22	Jalen Brunson makes 9-foot floating jump shot (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)	4	8
8:08	Donovan Mitchell makes driving layup (Dean Wade assists)	4	10
7:45	Josh Hart misses 25-foot three point jumper	4	10
7:42	Evan Mobley defensive rebound	4	10
7:20	Donovan Mitchell misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	4	10
7:18	Mikal Bridges defensive rebound	4	10
7:01	Josh Hart misses 23-foot three point jumper	4	10
6:58	James Harden defensive rebound	4	10
6:51	James Harden misses driving layup	4	10
6:49	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	4	10
6:43	Donovan Mitchell blocks OG Anunoby's driving layup	4	10
6:42	Knicks Full timeout	4	10
6:42	Max Strus enters the game for Donovan Mitchell	4	10
6:42	Sam Merrill enters the game for Evan Mobley	4	10
6:42	Knicks offensive team rebound	4	10
6:27	Jarrett Allen blocks Karl-Anthony Towns 's 2-foot driving floating jump shot	4	10
6:25	James Harden defensive rebound	4	10
6:15	Max Strus misses 23-foot three point jumper	4	10
6:13	Josh Hart defensive rebound	4	10
6:01	Jalen Brunson makes 16-foot pullup jump shot (Josh Hart assists)	6	10
5:49	Dean Wade misses 23-foot three point jumper	6	10
5:47	Jarrett Allen offensive rebound	6	10
5:43	Jarrett Allen misses two point shot	6	10
5:41	OG Anunoby defensive rebound	6	10
5:38	Josh Hart makes running layup	8	10
5:11	James Harden misses driving floating jump shot	8	10
5:08	Dean Wade offensive rebound	8	10
5:07	Sam Merrill misses 24-foot three point jumper	8	10
5:06	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	8	10
5:06	Karl-Anthony Towns loose ball foul	8	10
5:06	Mitchell Robinson enters the game for OG Anunoby	8	10
5:06	Miles McBride enters the game for Josh Hart	8	10
5:06	Dennis Schroder enters the game for Dean Wade	8	10
4:53	Dennis Schroder makes 23-foot three point jumper (Max Strus assists)	8	13
4:33	Dennis Schroder shooting foul	8	13
4:33	Jalen Brunson makes free throw 1 of 2	9	13
4:33	Jordan Clarkson enters the game for Karl-Anthony Towns	9	13
4:33	Jalen Brunson makes free throw 2 of 2	10	13
4:24	James Harden bad pass turnover (Mitchell Robinson steals)	10	13
4:18	Mikal Bridges makes running layup (Miles McBride assists)	12	13
3:57	Dennis Schroder misses 26-foot three point jumper	12	13
3:54	Mitchell Robinson defensive rebound	12	13
3:46	Jalen Brunson makes two point shot	14	13
3:46	Cavaliers Full timeout	14	13
3:46	Donovan Mitchell enters the game for Jarrett Allen	14	13
3:46	Evan Mobley enters the game for James Harden	14	13
3:36	Max Strus lost ball turnover (Mikal Bridges steals)	14	13
3:33	Mikal Bridges makes running dunk	16	13
3:21	Dennis Schroder misses driving floating jump shot	16	13
3:19	Mitchell Robinson defensive rebound	16	13
3:11	Jalen Brunson makes 14-foot pullup jump shot	18	13
2:56	Evan Mobley traveling turnover	18	13
2:44	Mitchell Robinson makes alley oop dunk (Mikal Bridges assists)	20	13
2:29	Sam Merrill misses 23-foot three point jumper	20	13
2:27	Mikal Bridges defensive rebound	20	13
2:22	Mikal Bridges bad pass turnover (Max Strus steals)	20	13
2:15	Max Strus misses 25-foot running jump shot	20	13
2:14	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	20	13
2:14	Miles McBride loose ball foul	20	13
2:14	Josh Hart enters the game for Mikal Bridges	20	13
2:09	Max Strus bad pass turnover (Mitchell Robinson steals)	20	13
2:03	Miles McBride misses 23-foot running jump shot	20	13
2:00	Mitchell Robinson offensive rebound	20	13
1:46	Josh Hart misses 19-foot pullup jump shot	20	13
1:43	Evan Mobley defensive rebound	20	13
1:32	Donovan Mitchell misses 23-foot three point jumper	20	13
1:29	Josh Hart defensive rebound	20	13
1:24	Jalen Brunson misses 26-foot running jump shot	20	13
1:22	Miles McBride offensive rebound	20	13
1:19	Jordan Clarkson bad pass turnover (Donovan Mitchell steals)	20	13
1:09	Dennis Schroder misses 23-foot three point jumper	20	13
1:06	Jordan Clarkson defensive rebound	20	13
55.5	Jalen Brunson misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	20	13
52.2	Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound	20	13
47.8	Sam Merrill makes running layup (Donovan Mitchell assists)	20	15
47.8	Josh Hart shooting foul	20	15
47.8	Sam Merrill makes free throw 1 of 1	20	16
33.2	Jordan Clarkson makes 24-foot three pointer (Mitchell Robinson assists)	23	16
17.6	Donovan Mitchell misses 15-foot fade away jump shot	23	16
15.4	Josh Hart defensive rebound	23	16
1.9	Max Strus personal foul	23	16
1.9	Karl-Anthony Towns enters the game for Mitchell Robinson	23	16
1.9	Dean Wade enters the game for Sam Merrill	23	16
1.9	Jarrett Allen enters the game for Donovan Mitchell	23	16
0.0	Jalen Brunson misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	23	16
0.0	Knicks offensive team rebound	23	16
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	23	16

2nd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	NY	CLE
12:00	Jose Alvarado enters the game for Jalen Brunson	23	16
12:00	Donovan Mitchell enters the game for Jarrett Allen	23	16
11:36	Evan Mobley misses 19-foot fade away jump shot	23	16
11:33	Josh Hart defensive rebound	23	16
11:28	Jose Alvarado misses running pullup jump shot	23	16
11:25	Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound	23	16
11:17	Donovan Mitchell makes driving layup	23	18
10:52	Josh Hart misses 24-foot three point jumper	23	18
10:51	Cavaliers defensive team rebound	23	18
10:34	Evan Mobley misses 25-foot three point jumper	23	18
10:31	Josh Hart defensive rebound	23	18
10:23	Jose Alvarado makes 1-foot driving floating jump shot (Josh Hart assists)	25	18
10:06	Evan Mobley makes 9-foot two point shot	25	20
9:52	Karl-Anthony Towns makes 1-foot layup (Josh Hart assists)	27	20
9:34	Dennis Schroder misses 26-foot three point jumper	27	20
9:31	Jordan Clarkson defensive rebound	27	20
9:25	Josh Hart makes driving layup	29	20
9:05	Evan Mobley makes driving layup	29	22
8:55	Josh Hart makes 3-foot two point shot	31	22
8:42	Dennis Schroder misses driving layup	31	22
8:40	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	31	22
8:30	Karl-Anthony Towns misses 26-foot three point jumper	31	22
8:27	Evan Mobley defensive rebound	31	22
8:23	Miles McBride personal foul	31	22
8:23	Mikal Bridges enters the game for Jordan Clarkson	31	22
8:23	Landry Shamet enters the game for Miles McBride	31	22
8:23	Mitchell Robinson enters the game for Josh Hart	31	22
8:23	Keon Ellis enters the game for Max Strus	31	22
8:23	James Harden enters the game for Evan Mobley	31	22
8:23	Jarrett Allen enters the game for Dennis Schroder	31	22
8:15	Dean Wade makes 23-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)	31	25
7:56	Jose Alvarado makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot	33	25
7:29	Keon Ellis out of bounds lost ball turnover	33	25
7:29	Knicks Full timeout	33	25
7:29	Jalen Brunson enters the game for Karl-Anthony Towns	33	25
7:29	OG Anunoby enters the game for Jose Alvarado	33	25
7:29	Sam Merrill enters the game for Donovan Mitchell	33	25
7:13	Keon Ellis personal foul	33	25
6:59	shot clock turnover	33	25
6:49	James Harden makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot	33	27
6:26	OG Anunoby misses 25-foot three point jumper	33	27
6:25	Cavaliers defensive team rebound	33	27
6:15	James Harden lost ball turnover (Jalen Brunson steals)	33	27
6:12	Jalen Brunson makes driving layup	35	27
5:50	Keon Ellis out of bounds lost ball turnover	35	27
5:34	Landry Shamet misses two point shot	35	27
5:33	Knicks offensive team rebound	35	27
5:24	OG Anunoby makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jalen Brunson assists)	38	27
5:10	Mitchell Robinson shooting foul	38	27
5:10	Keon Ellis makes free throw 1 of 2	38	28
5:10	Josh Hart enters the game for Landry Shamet	38	28
5:10	Keon Ellis makes free throw 2 of 2	38	29
4:58	OG Anunoby traveling turnover	38	29
4:50	Sam Merrill makes 24-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)	38	32
4:35	Jalen Brunson misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	38	32
4:32	James Harden defensive rebound	38	32
4:26	James Harden makes 30-foot running pullup jump shot	38	35
4:25	Knicks Full timeout	38	35
4:25	Karl-Anthony Towns enters the game for Mitchell Robinson	38	35
4:01	Jalen Brunson bad pass turnover (Sam Merrill steals)	38	35
3:50	Dean Wade misses 23-foot three point jumper	38	35
3:47	Jarrett Allen offensive rebound	38	35
3:43	Jalen Brunson personal foul	38	35
3:32	OG Anunoby shooting foul	38	35
3:32	Jarrett Allen makes free throw 1 of 2	38	36
3:32	Jarrett Allen makes free throw 2 of 2	38	37
3:16	Josh Hart makes driving layup (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)	40	37
2:59	Jarrett Allen misses 4-foot two point shot	40	37
2:58	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	40	37
2:56	Sam Merrill personal foul	40	37
2:56	Max Strus enters the game for Dean Wade	40	37
2:56	Donovan Mitchell enters the game for Keon Ellis	40	37
2:56	Evan Mobley enters the game for Sam Merrill	40	37
2:46	Josh Hart misses 25-foot three point jumper	40	37
2:44	Cavaliers defensive team rebound	40	37
2:28	James Harden lost ball turnover (Jalen Brunson steals)	40	37
2:12	Mikal Bridges makes 9-foot jumper (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)	42	37
2:01	Donovan Mitchell makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jarrett Allen assists)	42	40
2:01	Mikal Bridges shooting foul	42	40
2:01	Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 1 of 1	42	41
1:44	Mikal Bridges misses 23-foot three point jumper	42	41
1:43	Cavaliers defensive team rebound	42	41
1:35	James Harden out of bounds bad pass turnover	42	41
1:27	Mikal Bridges bad pass turnover (Jarrett Allen steals)	42	41
1:26	Evan Mobley bad pass turnover (OG Anunoby steals)	42	41
1:26	Jarrett Allen shooting foul	42	41
1:26	Josh Hart makes free throw 1 of 2	43	41
1:26	Josh Hart makes free throw 2 of 2	44	41
1:08	Max Strus makes 25-foot three point jumper (Evan Mobley assists)	44	44
40.7	OG Anunoby misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	44	44
38.9	Evan Mobley defensive rebound	44	44
31.8	Josh Hart shooting foul	44	44
31.8	Jarrett Allen misses free throw 1 of 2	44	44
31.8	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	44	44
31.8	Jarrett Allen makes free throw 2 of 2	44	45
16.4	Jalen Brunson makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot	46	45
3.0	Donovan Mitchell makes 26-foot three point jumper (Evan Mobley assists)	46	48
1.1	Karl-Anthony Towns bad pass turnover (Donovan Mitchell steals)	46	48
0.3	Donovan Mitchell misses heave jump shot	46	48
0.1	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	46	48
0.0	End of the 2nd Quarter	46	48

3rd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	NY	CLE
12:00	Dean Wade enters the game for Max Strus	46	48
11:42	Donovan Mitchell misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot	46	48
11:40	Jalen Brunson defensive rebound	46	48
11:33	Karl-Anthony Towns misses 27-foot running jump shot	46	48
11:30	Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound	46	48
11:28	Karl-Anthony Towns lost ball turnover (Donovan Mitchell steals)	46	48
11:25	Donovan Mitchell makes running layup	46	50
11:09	James Harden personal foul	46	50
10:58	Karl-Anthony Towns misses 25-foot three point jumper	46	50
10:55	Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound	46	50
10:53	Karl-Anthony Towns makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	49	50
10:41	James Harden misses 27-foot three point jumper	49	50
10:40	Knicks defensive team rebound	49	50
10:40	Jarrett Allen loose ball foul	49	50
10:27	Karl-Anthony Towns offensive foul	49	50
10:27	Cavaliers Full timeout	49	50
10:27	(10:27) [Cavaliers] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL OVERTURNED) [Cavaliers] retain their timeout	49	50
10:27	Karl-Anthony Towns offensive foul turnover	49	50
10:15	Donovan Mitchell bad pass turnover (Karl-Anthony Towns steals)	49	50
9:56	Josh Hart bad pass turnover (Donovan Mitchell steals)	49	50
9:30	Evan Mobley makes 22-foot three point jumper (Donovan Mitchell assists)	49	53
9:07	Karl-Anthony Towns makes driving layup	51	53
8:59	Dean Wade makes 23-foot three point jumper (Evan Mobley assists)	51	56
8:39	Karl-Anthony Towns misses 14-foot fade away jump shot	51	56
8:36	Dean Wade defensive rebound	51	56
8:28	Donovan Mitchell misses 25-foot three point jumper	51	56
8:26	Evan Mobley offensive rebound	51	56
8:21	Evan Mobley misses two point shot	51	56
8:19	Jarrett Allen offensive rebound	51	56
8:19	Jalen Brunson shooting foul	51	56
8:19	Jarrett Allen misses free throw 1 of 2	51	56
8:19	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	51	56
8:19	Jarrett Allen makes free throw 2 of 2	51	57
8:09	Mikal Bridges lost ball turnover (Donovan Mitchell steals)	51	57
8:05	Donovan Mitchell makes running layup	51	59
7:43	Josh Hart makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jalen Brunson assists)	54	59
7:24	Donovan Mitchell makes driving layup	54	61
7:16	Evan Mobley blocks Josh Hart 's 1-foot driving layup	54	61
7:14	Evan Mobley defensive rebound	54	61
7:08	Evan Mobley makes dunk (James Harden assists)	54	63
7:08	Knicks Full timeout	54	63
6:53	Donovan Mitchell personal foul	54	63
6:41	Jalen Brunson misses 9-foot fade away jump shot	54	63
6:36	Evan Mobley defensive rebound	54	63
6:32	Donovan Mitchell lost ball turnover	54	63
6:32	Donovan Mitchell loose ball foul	54	63
6:32	Max Strus enters the game for Evan Mobley	54	63
6:32	Sam Merrill enters the game for Donovan Mitchell	54	63
6:24	Jalen Brunson misses 8-foot pullup jump shot	54	63
6:21	Dean Wade defensive rebound	54	63
6:15	Karl-Anthony Towns kicked ball violation	54	63
6:09	Max Strus misses 26-foot three point jumper	54	63
6:06	Jarrett Allen offensive rebound	54	63
6:01	Jarrett Allen bad pass turnover (Josh Hart steals)	54	63
5:57	Mikal Bridges makes running layup (OG Anunoby assists)	56	63
5:38	Sam Merrill makes 24-foot three pointer (Jarrett Allen assists)	56	66
5:25	Karl-Anthony Towns makes layup (Josh Hart assists)	58	66
5:13	Max Strus misses 26-foot three point jumper	58	66
5:11	James Harden offensive rebound	58	66
5:11	James Harden misses 25-foot three point jumper	58	66
5:10	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	58	66
5:10	Jalen Brunson loose ball foul	58	66
5:10	Mitchell Robinson enters the game for Josh Hart	58	66
5:10	Jordan Clarkson enters the game for OG Anunoby	58	66
5:10	Miles McBride enters the game for Karl-Anthony Towns	58	66
5:10	Dennis Schroder enters the game for Dean Wade	58	66
5:03	Jarrett Allen makes 5-foot layup (Dennis Schroder assists)	58	68
4:52	Max Strus shooting foul	58	68
4:52	Jalen Brunson misses free throw 1 of 2	58	68
4:52	Knicks offensive team rebound	58	68
4:52	Jalen Brunson makes free throw 2 of 2	59	68
4:34	Jarrett Allen makes layup (Dennis Schroder assists)	59	70
4:17	Jalen Brunson misses 16-foot step back jumpshot	59	70
4:14	Cavaliers defensive team rebound	59	70
4:01	Sam Merrill misses 23-foot three point jumper	59	70
3:58	Jarrett Allen offensive rebound	59	70
3:55	James Harden makes driving layup (Jarrett Allen assists)	59	72
3:44	James Harden personal foul	59	72
3:44	Mikal Bridges makes free throw 1 of 2	60	72
3:44	Donovan Mitchell enters the game for James Harden	60	72
3:44	Evan Mobley enters the game for Jarrett Allen	60	72
3:44	Mikal Bridges makes free throw 2 of 2	61	72
3:26	Evan Mobley makes 6-foot two point shot (Donovan Mitchell assists)	61	74
3:18	Max Strus shooting foul	61	74
3:18	Jalen Brunson makes free throw 1 of 2	62	74
3:18	Jalen Brunson makes free throw 2 of 2	63	74
3:05	Sam Merrill makes 25-foot three point jumper (Dennis Schroder assists)	63	77
3:02	Dennis Schroder personal take foul	63	77
3:02	Mitchell Robinson misses free throw 1 of 2	63	77
3:02	Knicks offensive team rebound	63	77
3:02	Josh Hart enters the game for Mikal Bridges	63	77
3:02	Mitchell Robinson makes free throw 2 of 2	64	77
2:45	Dennis Schroder misses two point shot	64	77
2:43	Josh Hart defensive rebound	64	77
2:41	Jalen Brunson misses running pullup jump shot	64	77
2:39	Mitchell Robinson offensive rebound	64	77
2:39	Mitchell Robinson misses tip shot	64	77
2:38	Mitchell Robinson offensive rebound	64	77
2:38	Donovan Mitchell shooting foul	64	77
2:38	Mitchell Robinson misses free throw 1 of 2	64	77
2:38	Knicks offensive team rebound	64	77
2:38	Mitchell Robinson misses free throw 2 of 2	64	77
2:35	Evan Mobley defensive rebound	64	77
2:31	Cavaliers Full timeout	64	77
2:16	Miles McBride personal foul	64	77
2:10	Donovan Mitchell makes driving layup	64	79
2:10	Mitchell Robinson defensive goaltending violation	64	79
2:09	Sam Merrill personal take foul	64	79
2:09	Mitchell Robinson misses free throw 1 of 2	64	79
2:09	Knicks offensive team rebound	64	79
2:09	Mitchell Robinson misses free throw 2 of 2	64	79
2:07	Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound	64	79
2:07	Jordan Clarkson personal foul	64	79
1:57	Evan Mobley misses 22-foot three point jumper	64	79
1:56	Jalen Brunson defensive rebound	64	79
1:52	Jalen Brunson makes running layup	66	79
1:37	Dennis Schroder misses two point shot	66	79
1:35	Miles McBride defensive rebound	66	79
1:31	Jalen Brunson misses running pullup jump shot	66	79
1:29	Mitchell Robinson offensive rebound	66	79
1:29	Mitchell Robinson misses tip in dunk	66	79
1:28	Max Strus defensive rebound	66	79
1:28	Josh Hart personal foul	66	79
1:28	Max Strus makes free throw 1 of 2	66	80
1:28	Max Strus makes free throw 2 of 2	66	81
1:21	Evan Mobley personal foul	66	81
1:21	Mitchell Robinson makes free throw 1 of 2	67	81
1:21	Mitchell Robinson misses free throw 2 of 2	67	81
1:19	Sam Merrill defensive rebound	67	81
1:09	Donovan Mitchell makes driving layup	67	83
56.7	Donovan Mitchell shooting foul	67	83
56.7	Jalen Brunson makes free throw 1 of 2	68	83
56.7	Jalen Brunson misses free throw 2 of 2	68	83
56.1	Knicks offensive team rebound	68	83
56.1	Karl-Anthony Towns enters the game for Mitchell Robinson	68	83
51.1	Josh Hart out of bounds bad pass turnover	68	83
35.2	Jordan Clarkson blocks Dennis Schroder 's 2-foot driving layup	68	83
32.8	Max Strus offensive rebound	68	83
31.2	Donovan Mitchell misses 25-foot three point jumper	68	83
29.5	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	68	83
11.9	Dennis Schroder shooting foul	68	83
11.9	Jalen Brunson misses free throw 1 of 2	68	83
11.9	Knicks offensive team rebound	68	83
11.9	Mikal Bridges enters the game for Jordan Clarkson	68	83
11.9	OG Anunoby enters the game for Karl-Anthony Towns	68	83
11.9	James Harden enters the game for Dennis Schroder	68	83
11.9	Jalen Brunson makes free throw 2 of 2	69	83
1.0	James Harden misses 25-foot three point jumper	69	83
1.0	OG Anunoby defensive rebound	69	83
0.0	End of the 3rd Quarter	69	83

4th Quarter

TIME	PLAY	NY	CLE
12:00	Jordan Clarkson enters the game for Jalen Brunson	69	83
12:00	Jose Alvarado enters the game for Mikal Bridges	69	83
12:00	Karl-Anthony Towns enters the game for OG Anunoby	69	83
12:00	Dennis Schroder enters the game for Donovan Mitchell	69	83
11:43	Jordan Clarkson misses 2-foot two point shot	69	83
11:42	Evan Mobley defensive rebound	69	83
11:27	Evan Mobley misses 4-foot two point shot	69	83
11:24	Josh Hart defensive rebound	69	83
11:21	Karl-Anthony Towns traveling turnover	69	83
11:09	Miles McBride shooting foul	69	83
11:09	James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2	69	84
11:09	James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2	69	85
10:53	Karl-Anthony Towns lost ball turnover (James Harden steals)	69	85
10:49	James Harden lost ball turnover	69	85
10:49	James Harden loose ball foul	69	85
10:34	Karl-Anthony Towns misses driving layup	69	85
10:31	Evan Mobley defensive rebound	69	85
10:12	Sam Merrill misses 22-foot three point jumper	69	85
10:10	Jose Alvarado defensive rebound	69	85
10:00	Jordan Clarkson misses driving floating jump shot	69	85
9:59	Knicks offensive team rebound	69	85
9:59	Max Strus loose ball foul	69	85
9:59	Mikal Bridges enters the game for Josh Hart	69	85
9:59	Jalen Brunson enters the game for Jose Alvarado	69	85
9:59	Dean Wade enters the game for Max Strus	69	85
9:59	Donovan Mitchell enters the game for Sam Merrill	69	85
9:46	Jalen Brunson bad pass turnover (Dennis Schroder steals)	69	85
9:34	James Harden misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	69	85
9:32	Mikal Bridges defensive rebound	69	85
9:20	Jalen Brunson misses two point shot	69	85
9:18	Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound	69	85
9:17	Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point shot	71	85
9:09	Miles McBride personal foul	71	85
9:09	Landry Shamet enters the game for Miles McBride	71	85
9:00	James Harden misses 4-foot two point shot	71	85
8:58	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	71	85
8:51	Evan Mobley blocks Mikal Bridges 's 2-foot two point shot	71	85
8:49	Evan Mobley defensive rebound	71	85
8:39	Dean Wade makes 23-foot three point jumper (Dennis Schroder assists)	71	88
8:39	Jordan Clarkson shooting foul	71	88
8:39	Mitchell Robinson enters the game for Jordan Clarkson	71	88
8:39	Dean Wade makes free throw 1 of 1	71	89
8:28	Karl-Anthony Towns misses driving layup	71	89
8:26	Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound	71	89
8:19	Donovan Mitchell makes 25-foot three point jumper (Dennis Schroder assists)	71	92
8:04	Mikal Bridges misses 26-foot three point jumper	71	92
8:02	Evan Mobley defensive rebound	71	92
7:52	Karl-Anthony Towns shooting foul	71	92
7:52	James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2	71	93
7:52	OG Anunoby enters the game for Mitchell Robinson	71	93
7:52	James Harden misses free throw 2 of 2	71	93
7:49	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	71	93
7:39	Jalen Brunson makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot	73	93
7:16	Evan Mobley offensive charge	73	93
7:16	Evan Mobley offensive foul turnover	73	93
7:16	Jarrett Allen enters the game for Evan Mobley	73	93
7:16	Max Strus enters the game for Dennis Schroder	73	93
7:04	James Harden blocks Jalen Brunson 's 12-foot driving floating jump shot	73	93
7:01	Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound	73	93
6:58	Landry Shamet makes 25-foot three point jumper (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)	76	93
6:41	Donovan Mitchell out of bounds bad pass turnover	76	93
6:41	Knicks Full timeout	76	93
6:25	Karl-Anthony Towns makes 2-foot reverse layup (Jalen Brunson assists)	78	93
5:58	James Harden misses 20-foot pullup jump shot	78	93
5:56	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	78	93
5:44	Jalen Brunson makes 4-foot two point shot	80	93
5:36	Jalen Brunson personal foul	80	93
5:36	James Harden misses free throw 1 of 2	80	93
5:36	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	80	93
5:36	Evan Mobley enters the game for Max Strus	80	93
5:36	James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2	80	94
5:24	Jalen Brunson makes 3-foot two point shot	82	94
5:04	OG Anunoby shooting foul	82	94
5:04	Jarrett Allen misses free throw 1 of 2	82	94
5:04	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	82	94
5:04	Jarrett Allen misses free throw 2 of 2	82	94
5:02	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	82	94
4:47	Jalen Brunson makes 12-foot pullup jump shot	84	94
4:21	James Harden misses 27-foot three point step back jumpshot	84	94
4:20	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	84	94
4:20	shot clock turnover	84	94
4:03	Jalen Brunson makes 7-foot two point shot	86	94
3:47	Donovan Mitchell misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	86	94
3:44	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	86	94
3:30	Jalen Brunson makes 26-foot three pointer	89	94
3:30	Cavaliers Full timeout	89	94
3:30	Sam Merrill enters the game for Dean Wade	89	94
3:09	Evan Mobley makes 25-foot three point jumper (Sam Merrill assists)	89	97
2:54	Jarrett Allen shooting foul	89	97
2:54	OG Anunoby makes free throw 1 of 2	90	97
2:54	OG Anunoby misses free throw 2 of 2	90	97
2:53	Knicks offensive team rebound	90	97
2:53	Sam Merrill loose ball foul	90	97
2:38	Mikal Bridges makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	93	97
2:17	James Harden misses 25-foot three point jumper	93	97
2:14	Landry Shamet defensive rebound	93	97
2:01	Karl-Anthony Towns offensive foul	93	97
2:01	Karl-Anthony Towns offensive foul turnover	93	97
1:52	Donovan Mitchell misses two point shot	93	97
1:51	Jarrett Allen offensive rebound	93	97
1:51	Jarrett Allen makes tip shot	93	99
1:41	OG Anunoby misses 26-foot three point jumper	93	99
1:38	Evan Mobley defensive rebound	93	99
1:28	Evan Mobley misses 11-foot jumper	93	99
1:25	Jalen Brunson defensive rebound	93	99
1:14	Mikal Bridges makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jalen Brunson assists)	96	99
1:01	Karl-Anthony Towns blocks Donovan Mitchell 's 15-foot driving floating jump shot	96	99
1:00	Knicks defensive team rebound	96	99
45.0	Landry Shamet makes 22-foot three point jumper (OG Anunoby assists)	99	99
31.1	James Harden makes 10-foot turnaround jump shot	99	101
19.3	Jalen Brunson makes 2-foot two point shot	101	101
2.5	Sam Merrill misses 26-foot three point jumper	101	101
2.5	Mikal Bridges defensive rebound	101	101
0.3	Mikal Bridges misses heave jump shot	101	101
0.1	Knicks offensive team rebound	101	101
0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	101	101

OT

TIME	PLAY	NY	CLE
5:00	Jarrett Allen vs. Karl-Anthony Towns (Mikal Bridges gains possession)	101	101
4:45	James Harden shooting foul	101	101
4:45	OG Anunoby makes free throw 1 of 2	102	101
4:45	OG Anunoby makes free throw 2 of 2	103	101
4:21	shot clock turnover	103	101
4:03	Jalen Brunson makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot	105	101
3:49	Donovan Mitchell misses two point shot	105	101
3:46	Jalen Brunson defensive rebound	105	101
3:31	Jalen Brunson offensive charge	105	101
3:31	Jalen Brunson offensive foul turnover	105	101
3:19	Evan Mobley misses 24-foot three point jumper	105	101
3:16	OG Anunoby defensive rebound	105	101
2:56	OG Anunoby makes driving layup (Jalen Brunson assists)	107	101
2:46	Mikal Bridges personal foul	107	101
2:31	James Harden misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	107	101
2:28	OG Anunoby defensive rebound	107	101
2:09	Evan Mobley blocks OG Anunoby 's 5-foot driving layup	107	101
2:08	Cavaliers defensive team rebound	107	101
1:58	Evan Mobley misses 26-foot three point jumper	107	101
1:55	OG Anunoby defensive rebound	107	101
1:49	Landry Shamet makes 25-foot running jump shot (Jalen Brunson assists)	110	101
1:49	Cavaliers Full timeout	110	101
1:49	Josh Hart enters the game for Jalen Brunson	110	101
1:49	Max Strus enters the game for Jarrett Allen	110	101
1:45	Max Strus makes 25-foot three point jumper (Sam Merrill assists)	110	104
1:45	Knicks Full timeout	110	104
1:45	Jalen Brunson enters the game for Josh Hart	110	104
1:31	Jalen Brunson misses driving floating jump shot	110	104
1:30	Knicks offensive team rebound	110	104
1:30	Sam Merrill loose ball foul	110	104
1:19	Sam Merrill personal foul	110	104
1:19	OG Anunoby misses free throw 1 of 2	110	104
1:19	Knicks offensive team rebound	110	104
1:19	OG Anunoby makes free throw 2 of 2	111	104
1:13	Max Strus lost ball turnover (Mikal Bridges steals)	111	104
59.6	Sam Merrill kicked ball violation	111	104
52.3	OG Anunoby misses 25-foot three point jumper	111	104
51.5	Cavaliers defensive team rebound	111	104
40.5	James Harden bad pass turnover (Jalen Brunson steals)	111	104
39.7	Max Strus personal foul	111	104
39.7	OG Anunoby makes free throw 1 of 2	112	104
39.7	Josh Hart enters the game for Karl-Anthony Towns	112	104
39.7	OG Anunoby makes free throw 2 of 2	113	104
34.9	OG Anunoby personal foul	113	104
32.5	Donovan Mitchell misses 32-foot three point pullup jump shot	113	104
30.9	Knicks defensive team rebound	113	104
30.9	Karl-Anthony Towns enters the game for Josh Hart	113	104
29.4	Donovan Mitchell personal foul	113	104
29.4	OG Anunoby makes free throw 1 of 2	114	104
29.4	Josh Hart enters the game for Karl-Anthony Towns	114	104
29.4	OG Anunoby makes free throw 2 of 2	115	104
26.5	Evan Mobley misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	115	104
23.6	Jalen Brunson defensive rebound	115	104
0.9	shot clock turnover	115	104
0.0	End of the 1st Overtime	115	104
0.0	End of Game	115	104

Time, Location & Referees

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Venue

Madison Square Garden

New York, NY

Date & Time

12:00 AM, May 20, 2026

Coverage

ESPN, ERADM

Attendance

19,812

Referees

James Capers, Scott Foster, J.B. DeRosa, Ray Acosta

2025-26 Central Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Detroit	60	22	.732	W3
Cleveland	52	30	.634	W1
Milwaukee	32	50	.390	L1
Chicago	31	51	.378	L2
Indiana	19	63	.232	L2

2025-26 Atlantic Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Boston	56	26	.683	W2
New York	53	29	.646	L1
Toronto	46	36	.561	W1
Philadelphia	45	37	.549	W2
Brooklyn	20	62	.244	L3

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