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Knicks move 2 wins from the NBA Finals with a 109-93 victory over the Cavs

By AP•May 22, 2026

Game Recap

Stephen A. Smith joins "SportsCenter" to react to Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals.

NEW YORK -- — Josh Hart scored a playoff career-high 26 points, Jalen Brunson had 19 points and 14 assists, and the New York Knicks moved halfway to their first NBA Finals appearance since 1999 by beating the Cleveland Cavaliers 109-93 on Thursday night.

Mikal Bridges also scored 19 points and Karl-Anthony Towns had 18 points and 13 rebounds to help the Knicks win their ninth straight game. That's the NBA's longest postseason winning streak since the Boston Celtics won 10 straight on their way to the 2024 championship.

Hart went 5 from 11 from 3-point range, burning a defensive strategy that seemed built around leaving him open from long range, and also had seven assists.

“Just a whale of a game from Josh,” Knicks coach Mike Brown said.

Two nights after rallying from a 22-point deficit in the fourth quarter, the Knicks made sure they would be in control late with an 18-0 run in the third quarter that gave them a 71-53 lead. Fans chanted “Knicks in four! Knicks in four!” in the final minute, long after the starters had gone to the benches.

“In our mind it’s 0-0. We’ve got to win the next game. It’s the most important game of the year and that’s how we treat it,” Towns said.

Donovan Mitchell scored 26 points and James Harden had 18 for the Cavaliers, who will have to climb out of a 2-0 deficit for the second straight round. They host Game 3 on Saturday.

“Nothing to hang our head about," Mitchell said. "They protected home court, and we’ve seen this before so we’re going to go to Game 3.”

The Knicks are in the Eastern Conference finals for the second straight year but haven’t played for the championship since losing to the San Antonio Spurs in 1999.

Brunson scored 38 points and led the Game 1 comeback. He had only two points in the first half Thursday before making the first basket of the run that broke open the game and finished with the highest assist total of his playoff career.

Hart was benched for the rally in Game 1, playing just three minutes combined in the fourth quarter and overtime. The forward had been shooting just 26.7% from 3-point range and after a third straight miss from long range early Thursday, he put his jersey in his mouth and bit it, bouncing the ball down hard in frustration three times. But he kept firing.

“I knew I had to just keep shooting and if I did that I’d be good,” Hart said.

Mitchell got off to a slow start with just seven points in the first half, triggering more of the questions that followed Game 1 about whether he was injured. His 3-pointer with 0.7 seconds left gave Cleveland a 27-24 lead after one.

The Knicks led 53-49 at halftime. The Cavs got the first two baskets of the third to tie it, but Brunson answered with a 3-pointer to start the 18-0 run. He had two more buckets in the burst and Hart hit a pair of 3-pointers, the latter capping it to make it 71-53 with 5:36 remaining in the third. After the Cavs scored five straight, Hart made another 3 and Towns scored to restore the 18-point advantage.

Cleveland cut it to single digits with just under eight minutes left but ruined any chance of getting closer with poor free-throw shooting, missing 10 in the game and finishing at 68.8%. The Knicks eventually pushed their lead to 19 points.

“It’s difficult when you’re not making shots,” Harden said. “It puts twice as much pressure on you defensively to get stops.”

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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 2-0

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

Statistics visualization

Game Analysis

Head-to-head production and efficiency

Game Stats

CLE

31-80FG44-85

39Field Goal %52

9-353PT13-36

26Three Point %36

22-32FT8-14

13Offensive Rebounds5

29Defensive Rebounds35

15Assists32

4Steals5

5Blocks5

8Turnovers6

0Technical Fouls0

13Points Conceded Off Turnovers11

8Fast Break Points13

20Fouls22

6Largest Lead19

Match Leaders

Recent plays and game events

Play By Play

1st Quarter

TIME	PLAY	NY	CLE
12:00	Jarrett Allen vs. Karl-Anthony Towns (Josh Hart gains possession)	0	0
11:43	Jalen Brunson makes 2-foot driving floating jump shot	2	0
11:39	Dean Wade bad pass turnover (Mikal Bridges steals)	2	0
11:25	Karl-Anthony Towns makes 26-foot three point jumper (OG Anunoby assists)	5	0
11:04	Evan Mobley makes 24-foot three point jumper (Dean Wade assists)	5	3
10:47	Dean Wade personal foul	5	3
10:36	Josh Hart misses 22-foot three point jumper	5	3
10:33	Evan Mobley defensive rebound	5	3
10:26	Evan Mobley misses 6-foot two point shot	5	3
10:25	Jarrett Allen offensive rebound	5	3
10:24	Jarrett Allen makes tip shot	5	5
9:58	OG Anunoby misses 23-foot three point jumper	5	5
9:57	Knicks offensive team rebound	5	5
9:57	shot clock turnover	5	5
9:44	Evan Mobley makes 25-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)	5	8
9:22	Josh Hart makes two point shot (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)	7	8
9:11	Jarrett Allen makes layup (Donovan Mitchell assists)	7	10
8:56	Jalen Brunson misses 25-foot three point jumper	7	10
8:54	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	7	10
8:40	James Harden makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	7	13
8:26	Josh Hart misses 23-foot three point jumper	7	13
8:25	Knicks offensive team rebound	7	13
8:12	Mikal Bridges makes 12-foot pullup jump shot (Josh Hart assists)	9	13
7:54	OG Anunoby blocks James Harden 's 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	9	13
7:51	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	9	13
7:48	OG Anunoby makes running layup (Jalen Brunson assists)	11	13
7:37	Donovan Mitchell misses two point shot	11	13
7:36	Jarrett Allen offensive rebound	11	13
7:35	OG Anunoby blocks Jarrett Allen 's 3-foot two point shot	11	13
7:34	Josh Hart defensive rebound	11	13
7:34	Josh Hart steps out of bounds turnover	11	13
7:18	Donovan Mitchell misses driving floating jump shot	11	13
7:17	Jarrett Allen offensive rebound	11	13
7:16	OG Anunoby shooting foul	11	13
7:16	Jarrett Allen makes free throw 1 of 2	11	14
7:16	Jarrett Allen makes free throw 2 of 2	11	15
7:01	Josh Hart misses 4-foot two point shot	11	15
7:00	James Harden defensive rebound	11	15
6:42	Evan Mobley makes two point shot	11	17
6:17	Josh Hart misses 24-foot three point jumper	11	17
6:16	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	11	17
6:12	Knicks Full timeout	11	17
6:12	Max Strus enters the game for Donovan Mitchell	11	17
6:12	Sam Merrill enters the game for Evan Mobley	11	17
5:59	OG Anunoby blocks Jarrett Allen 's 4-foot driving layup	11	17
5:56	Dean Wade offensive rebound	11	17
5:51	Sam Merrill misses 23-foot three point jumper	11	17
5:48	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	11	17
5:26	Josh Hart makes 8-foot fade away jump shot (Jalen Brunson assists)	13	17
5:06	Dean Wade lost ball turnover (OG Anunoby steals)	13	17
5:00	Mikal Bridges makes running layup (OG Anunoby assists)	15	17
4:47	Sam Merrill misses 24-foot three point jumper	15	17
4:44	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	15	17
4:33	Mikal Bridges misses two point shot	15	17
4:32	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	15	17
4:26	Dean Wade makes 24-foot running jump shot (Max Strus assists)	15	20
4:06	Karl-Anthony Towns makes driving layup (Mikal Bridges assists)	17	20
3:53	Jarrett Allen misses 2-foot two point shot	17	20
3:51	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	17	20
3:40	Karl-Anthony Towns makes driving layup	19	20
3:39	Cavaliers Full timeout	19	20
3:39	Mitchell Robinson enters the game for OG Anunoby	19	20
3:39	Landry Shamet enters the game for Josh Hart	19	20
3:39	Miles McBride enters the game for Karl-Anthony Towns	19	20
3:39	Dennis Schroder enters the game for Jarrett Allen	19	20
3:39	Evan Mobley enters the game for James Harden	19	20
3:39	Donovan Mitchell enters the game for Dean Wade	19	20
3:25	Sam Merrill bad pass turnover (Landry Shamet steals)	19	20
3:24	Sam Merrill personal foul	19	20
3:08	Mikal Bridges makes 2-foot two point shot (Miles McBride assists)	21	20
2:45	Evan Mobley makes dunk (Dennis Schroder assists)	21	22
2:36	Sam Merrill shooting foul	21	22
2:36	Mitchell Robinson misses free throw 1 of 2	21	22
2:36	Knicks offensive team rebound	21	22
2:36	Mitchell Robinson misses free throw 2 of 2	21	22
2:33	Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound	21	22
2:21	Dennis Schroder misses two point shot	21	22
2:18	Mikal Bridges defensive rebound	21	22
2:09	Miles McBride makes 24-foot three point jumper (Mikal Bridges assists)	24	22
1:59	Donovan Mitchell misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	24	22
1:56	Landry Shamet defensive rebound	24	22
1:43	Jalen Brunson misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	24	22
1:42	Cavaliers defensive team rebound	24	22
1:26	Evan Mobley misses 17-foot pullup jump shot	24	22
1:23	Landry Shamet defensive rebound	24	22
1:17	Jalen Brunson bad pass turnover (Max Strus steals)	24	22
1:10	Sam Merrill makes two point shot (Dennis Schroder assists)	24	24
48.9	Donovan Mitchell personal foul	24	24
34.0	Landry Shamet misses 6-foot floating jump shot	24	24
33.0	Knicks offensive team rebound	24	24
33.0	Max Strus loose ball foul	24	24
33.0	Mitchell Robinson misses free throw 1 of 2	24	24
33.0	Knicks offensive team rebound	24	24
33.0	Mitchell Robinson misses free throw 2 of 2	24	24
31.3	Max Strus defensive rebound	24	24
14.5	Sam Merrill misses 25-foot three point jumper	24	24
11.8	Evan Mobley offensive rebound	24	24
0.7	Donovan Mitchell makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	24	27
0.3	Mikal Bridges misses heave jump shot	24	27
0.1	Knicks offensive team rebound	24	27
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	24	27

2nd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	NY	CLE
12:00	Jose Alvarado enters the game for Mikal Bridges	24	27
12:00	Karl-Anthony Towns enters the game for Jalen Brunson	24	27
12:00	Josh Hart enters the game for Mitchell Robinson	24	27
11:41	Max Strus misses 26-foot three point jumper	24	27
11:39	Jose Alvarado defensive rebound	24	27
11:21	Miles McBride makes 10-foot fade away jump shot	26	27
11:09	Donovan Mitchell makes 1-foot two point shot	26	29
10:54	Karl-Anthony Towns makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jose Alvarado assists)	29	29
10:43	Max Strus misses layup	29	29
10:42	Max Strus offensive rebound	29	29
10:42	Max Strus misses tip shot	29	29
10:42	Max Strus offensive rebound	29	29
10:41	Max Strus misses 1-foot tip shot	29	29
10:41	Evan Mobley offensive rebound	29	29
10:40	Evan Mobley makes tip shot	29	31
10:20	Karl-Anthony Towns makes 1-foot two point shot (Miles McBride assists)	31	31
10:02	Dennis Schroder misses 25-foot three point jumper	31	31
10:00	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	31	31
9:47	Miles McBride misses 23-foot three point jumper	31	31
9:45	Dennis Schroder defensive rebound	31	31
9:40	Jose Alvarado blocks Dennis Schroder 's 5-foot running layup	31	31
9:39	Knicks defensive team rebound	31	31
9:39	Jaylon Tyson enters the game for Max Strus	31	31
9:39	Dean Wade enters the game for Sam Merrill	31	31
9:22	Donovan Mitchell blocks Miles McBride 's 27-foot three point jumper	31	31
9:21	Cavaliers Full timeout	31	31
9:21	(09:21) [Cavaliers] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL OVERTURNED) [Cavaliers] retain their timeout	31	31
9:21	Cavaliers defensive team rebound	31	31
9:21	Mikal Bridges enters the game for Miles McBride	31	31
9:21	Jordan Clarkson enters the game for Landry Shamet	31	31
9:21	Mitchell Robinson enters the game for Josh Hart	31	31
9:04	Dennis Schroder makes driving layup (Dean Wade assists)	31	33
8:43	Evan Mobley blocks Karl-Anthony Towns 's 5-foot driving floating jump shot	31	33
8:40	Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound	31	33
8:34	Dean Wade misses 25-foot three point jumper	31	33
8:31	Mitchell Robinson defensive rebound	31	33
8:25	Karl-Anthony Towns misses 25-foot running jump shot	31	33
8:23	Dennis Schroder defensive rebound	31	33
8:10	Jaylon Tyson misses 23-foot three point jumper	31	33
8:07	Knicks defensive team rebound	31	33
7:52	Dean Wade shooting foul	31	33
7:52	Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 1 of 2	32	33
7:52	OG Anunoby enters the game for Mitchell Robinson	32	33
7:52	James Harden enters the game for Evan Mobley	32	33
7:52	Sam Merrill enters the game for Dennis Schroder	32	33
7:52	Jarrett Allen enters the game for Donovan Mitchell	32	33
7:52	Karl-Anthony Towns misses free throw 2 of 2	32	33
7:49	Dean Wade defensive rebound	32	33
7:36	Sam Merrill misses 25-foot three point jumper	32	33
7:33	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	32	33
7:27	Mikal Bridges makes 1-foot running pullup jump shot	34	33
7:20	Mikal Bridges personal foul	34	33
7:20	Jalen Brunson enters the game for Jose Alvarado	34	33
7:20	Mitchell Robinson enters the game for Karl-Anthony Towns	34	33
7:02	Mitchell Robinson blocks James Harden 's 3-foot driving layup	34	33
7:00	Jaylon Tyson offensive rebound	34	33
6:59	Sam Merrill misses 25-foot three point jumper	34	33
6:58	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	34	33
6:45	James Harden misses driving floating jump shot	34	33
6:42	Mitchell Robinson defensive rebound	34	33
6:42	Mitchell Robinson lost ball turnover (James Harden steals)	34	33
6:30	OG Anunoby shooting foul	34	33
6:30	Jarrett Allen misses free throw 1 of 2	34	33
6:30	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	34	33
6:30	Jarrett Allen makes free throw 2 of 2	34	34
6:16	Mikal Bridges makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot (Jalen Brunson assists)	36	34
5:59	James Harden makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot	36	36
5:39	Jalen Brunson misses 20-foot pullup jump shot	36	36
5:36	Mitchell Robinson offensive rebound	36	36
5:36	Mitchell Robinson makes tip shot	38	36
5:20	Sam Merrill misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	38	36
5:20	OG Anunoby defensive rebound	38	36
5:10	OG Anunoby makes 1-foot two point shot (Jalen Brunson assists)	40	36
4:59	Jordan Clarkson shooting foul	40	36
4:59	James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2	40	37
4:59	Josh Hart enters the game for Jordan Clarkson	40	37
4:59	Evan Mobley enters the game for Jaylon Tyson	40	37
4:59	Max Strus enters the game for Dean Wade	40	37
4:59	Donovan Mitchell enters the game for Sam Merrill	40	37
4:59	James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2	40	38
4:34	Josh Hart misses 16-foot two point shot	40	38
4:31	James Harden defensive rebound	40	38
4:18	Mitchell Robinson shooting foul	40	38
4:18	Evan Mobley makes free throw 1 of 2	40	39
4:18	Evan Mobley makes free throw 2 of 2	40	40
4:00	James Harden shooting foul	40	40
4:00	OG Anunoby makes free throw 1 of 2	41	40
4:00	OG Anunoby makes free throw 2 of 2	42	40
3:47	Donovan Mitchell misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	42	40
3:43	Mitchell Robinson defensive rebound	42	40
3:27	Josh Hart makes 23-foot three point jumper (Mikal Bridges assists)	45	40
3:14	Max Strus offensive foul	45	40
3:14	Max Strus offensive foul turnover	45	40
3:14	Karl-Anthony Towns enters the game for Mitchell Robinson	45	40
3:04	Jalen Brunson misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	45	40
3:02	Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound	45	40
2:56	Josh Hart personal foul	45	40
2:56	Knicks Full timeout	45	40
2:56	Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 1 of 2	45	41
2:56	Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 2 of 2	45	42
2:35	Josh Hart misses 23-foot three point jumper	45	42
2:34	Evan Mobley defensive rebound	45	42
2:22	James Harden makes 26-foot three point jumper (Max Strus assists)	45	45
1:59	Josh Hart makes driving layup (OG Anunoby assists)	47	45
1:44	Evan Mobley misses 24-foot three point jumper	47	45
1:41	OG Anunoby defensive rebound	47	45
1:31	OG Anunoby makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot (Josh Hart assists)	50	45
1:07	James Harden makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot	50	47
57.6	OG Anunoby misses 5-foot fade away jump shot	50	47
56.3	James Harden defensive rebound	50	47
48.8	James Harden misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot	50	47
48.8	Mikal Bridges defensive rebound	50	47
30.9	Josh Hart makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jalen Brunson assists)	53	47
11.8	Jarrett Allen makes layup (Evan Mobley assists)	53	49
3.1	Josh Hart misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	53	49
1.0	Knicks offensive team rebound	53	49
1.0	Max Strus loose ball foul	53	49
1.0	Dean Wade enters the game for James Harden	53	49
0.4	Jalen Brunson misses 24-foot three point shot	53	49
0.1	Knicks offensive team rebound	53	49
0.0	End of the 2nd Quarter	53	49

3rd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	NY	CLE
12:00	James Harden enters the game for Max Strus	53	49
11:43	Jarrett Allen makes layup (Evan Mobley assists)	53	51
11:20	Jarrett Allen blocks Josh Hart's reverse layup	53	51
11:18	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	53	51
10:57	James Harden misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot	53	51
10:55	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	53	51
10:54	OG Anunoby misses 25-foot running jump shot	53	51
10:52	James Harden defensive rebound	53	51
10:46	Donovan Mitchell misses running pullup jump shot	53	51
10:45	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	53	51
10:37	Donovan Mitchell makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot (Evan Mobley assists)	53	53
10:21	Donovan Mitchell personal foul	53	53
10:09	Jalen Brunson makes 27-foot three pointer (Josh Hart assists)	56	53
9:55	Donovan Mitchell misses 24-foot three point jumper	56	53
9:52	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	56	53
9:49	Josh Hart makes 1-foot running dunk (Jalen Brunson assists)	58	53
9:41	Donovan Mitchell misses 10-foot turnaround jump shot	58	53
9:38	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	58	53
9:18	Jalen Brunson misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot	58	53
9:15	James Harden defensive rebound	58	53
9:10	Donovan Mitchell lost ball turnover	58	53
9:09	Donovan Mitchell loose ball foul	58	53
8:53	Jalen Brunson makes 10-foot turnaround jump shot	60	53
8:32	Evan Mobley bad pass turnover (Josh Hart steals)	60	53
8:28	Mikal Bridges makes running layup (Josh Hart assists)	62	53
8:28	Cavaliers Full timeout	62	53
8:05	James Harden misses driving floating jump shot	62	53
8:02	OG Anunoby defensive rebound	62	53
7:52	Mikal Bridges misses 11-foot fade away jump shot	62	53
7:49	Dean Wade defensive rebound	62	53
7:39	Dean Wade misses 22-foot three point jumper	62	53
7:36	Mikal Bridges defensive rebound	62	53
7:23	Jalen Brunson makes 2-foot two point shot	64	53
7:05	Jarrett Allen misses driving floating jump shot	64	53
7:03	Jarrett Allen offensive rebound	64	53
7:02	Karl-Anthony Towns shooting foul	64	53
7:02	Jarrett Allen misses free throw 1 of 2	64	53
7:02	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	64	53
7:02	Max Strus enters the game for Evan Mobley	64	53
7:02	Sam Merrill enters the game for Donovan Mitchell	64	53
7:02	Jarrett Allen misses free throw 2 of 2	64	53
7:00	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	64	53
6:46	Josh Hart makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jalen Brunson assists)	67	53
6:33	Max Strus misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	67	53
6:32	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	67	53
6:32	Max Strus personal foul	67	53
6:15	Jalen Brunson misses 27-foot three point step back jumpshot	67	53
6:13	Cavaliers defensive team rebound	67	53
6:13	Josh Hart loose ball foul	67	53
5:52	Sam Merrill misses 25-foot three point jumper	67	53
5:49	Jalen Brunson defensive rebound	67	53
5:46	James Harden shooting foul	67	53
5:46	Josh Hart makes free throw 1 of 2	68	53
5:46	Josh Hart misses free throw 2 of 2	68	53
5:44	Knicks offensive team rebound	68	53
5:35	Josh Hart makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jalen Brunson assists)	71	53
5:05	Max Strus makes 23-foot three point jumper (Dean Wade assists)	71	56
4:39	Jarrett Allen blocks Karl-Anthony Towns 's 2-foot driving layup	71	56
4:38	Max Strus defensive rebound	71	56
4:34	James Harden misses running layup	71	56
4:33	Jarrett Allen offensive rebound	71	56
4:33	Jarrett Allen makes tip shot	71	58
4:22	Knicks Full timeout	71	58
4:22	Miles McBride enters the game for OG Anunoby	71	58
4:22	Evan Mobley enters the game for Jarrett Allen	71	58
4:22	Dennis Schroder enters the game for Dean Wade	71	58
4:22	Donovan Mitchell enters the game for James Harden	71	58
4:12	Miles McBride misses 26-foot three point jumper	71	58
4:09	Knicks offensive team rebound	71	58
3:57	Josh Hart makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jalen Brunson assists)	74	58
3:41	Max Strus bad pass turnover (Josh Hart steals)	74	58
3:29	Jalen Brunson misses two point shot	74	58
3:27	Josh Hart offensive rebound	74	58
3:26	Karl-Anthony Towns misses 27-foot three point jumper	74	58
3:23	Miles McBride offensive rebound	74	58
3:23	Max Strus vs. Miles McBride	74	58
3:08	Karl-Anthony Towns makes driving layup (Josh Hart assists)	76	58
3:02	Miles McBride personal foul	76	58
2:53	Donovan Mitchell makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot	76	60
2:29	Evan Mobley blocks Josh Hart 's 1-foot driving layup	76	60
2:27	Evan Mobley defensive rebound	76	60
2:25	Josh Hart personal foul	76	60
2:25	Landry Shamet enters the game for Mikal Bridges	76	60
2:25	Jordan Clarkson enters the game for Josh Hart	76	60
2:17	Donovan Mitchell makes 27-foot three pointer	76	63
1:47	Karl-Anthony Towns makes 23-foot three point jumper (Miles McBride assists)	79	63
1:40	Donovan Mitchell makes driving layup	79	65
1:40	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive goaltending violation	79	65
1:28	Jordan Clarkson makes two point shot	81	65
1:22	Landry Shamet personal foul	81	65
1:22	Max Strus makes free throw 1 of 2	81	66
1:22	Mitchell Robinson enters the game for Karl-Anthony Towns	81	66
1:22	Max Strus makes free throw 2 of 2	81	67
59.4	Mitchell Robinson makes 1-foot alley oop dunk (Jalen Brunson assists)	83	67
47.8	Landry Shamet shooting foul	83	67
47.8	Sam Merrill misses free throw 1 of 2	83	67
47.8	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	83	67
47.8	Sam Merrill makes free throw 2 of 2	83	68
33.5	Jordan Clarkson makes 10-foot floating jump shot (Jalen Brunson assists)	85	68
16.2	Donovan Mitchell makes 1-foot two point shot	85	70
1.3	Jordan Clarkson traveling turnover	85	70
1.3	Mikal Bridges enters the game for Jordan Clarkson	85	70
1.3	OG Anunoby enters the game for Jalen Brunson	85	70
0.0	End of the 3rd Quarter	85	70

4th Quarter

TIME	PLAY	NY	CLE
12:00	Josh Hart enters the game for Mitchell Robinson	85	70
12:00	Jose Alvarado enters the game for Mikal Bridges	85	70
12:00	Karl-Anthony Towns enters the game for OG Anunoby	85	70
12:00	Jaylon Tyson enters the game for Max Strus	85	70
11:35	Karl-Anthony Towns misses driving floating jump shot	85	70
11:33	Jaylon Tyson defensive rebound	85	70
11:26	Karl-Anthony Towns personal foul	85	70
11:23	Landry Shamet shooting foul	85	70
11:23	Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 1 of 3	85	71
11:23	Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 2 of 3	85	72
11:23	Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 3 of 3	85	73
11:04	Jose Alvarado misses 24-foot three point jumper	85	73
11:01	Jaylon Tyson defensive rebound	85	73
10:50	Jaylon Tyson misses 24-foot three point jumper	85	73
10:48	Landry Shamet defensive rebound	85	73
10:26	Miles McBride misses 26-foot three point jumper	85	73
10:25	Knicks offensive team rebound	85	73
10:25	Jaylon Tyson loose ball foul	85	73
10:17	Josh Hart misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot	85	73
10:15	Miles McBride offensive rebound	85	73
10:13	Miles McBride misses two point shot	85	73
10:11	Evan Mobley defensive rebound	85	73
10:03	Miles McBride shooting foul	85	73
10:03	Sam Merrill makes free throw 1 of 2	85	74
10:03	Mikal Bridges enters the game for Josh Hart	85	74
10:03	Jalen Brunson enters the game for Jose Alvarado	85	74
10:03	Sam Merrill misses free throw 2 of 2	85	74
10:01	Miles McBride defensive rebound	85	74
9:52	Miles McBride misses driving floating jump shot	85	74
9:50	Miles McBride offensive rebound	85	74
9:43	Miles McBride misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	85	74
9:39	Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound	85	74
9:36	Landry Shamet personal foul	85	74
9:36	Mitchell Robinson enters the game for Karl-Anthony Towns	85	74
9:36	Jordan Clarkson enters the game for Miles McBride	85	74
9:20	Donovan Mitchell misses 20-foot pullup jump shot	85	74
9:19	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	85	74
9:19	Jordan Clarkson loose ball foul	85	74
9:19	Jaylon Tyson makes free throw 1 of 2	85	75
9:19	OG Anunoby enters the game for Jordan Clarkson	85	75
9:19	James Harden enters the game for Sam Merrill	85	75
9:19	Jaylon Tyson makes free throw 2 of 2	85	76
9:08	Donovan Mitchell personal foul	85	76
9:06	Jalen Brunson bad pass turnover (James Harden steals)	85	76
8:59	Jaylon Tyson makes layup (Dennis Schroder assists)	85	78
8:39	OG Anunoby makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jalen Brunson assists)	88	78
8:21	Jaylon Tyson misses 23-foot three point jumper	88	78
8:20	Knicks defensive team rebound	88	78
8:20	Dennis Schroder loose ball foul	88	78
8:20	Jarrett Allen enters the game for Evan Mobley	88	78
8:07	Jalen Brunson misses 11-foot fade away jump shot	88	78
8:04	Dennis Schroder defensive rebound	88	78
7:51	Donovan Mitchell makes 12-foot driving floating jump shot (James Harden assists)	88	80
7:46	Knicks Full timeout	88	80
7:46	Josh Hart enters the game for Landry Shamet	88	80
7:46	Jarrett Allen personal take foul	88	80
7:46	Karl-Anthony Towns enters the game for Mitchell Robinson	88	80
7:27	Mikal Bridges makes 7-foot floating jump shot (Jalen Brunson assists)	90	80
7:16	James Harden misses driving layup	90	80
7:16	Dennis Schroder offensive rebound	90	80
7:15	Jalen Brunson personal foul	90	80
7:15	Dennis Schroder misses free throw 1 of 2	90	80
7:15	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	90	80
7:15	Dennis Schroder misses free throw 2 of 2	90	80
7:12	Josh Hart defensive rebound	90	80
6:52	OG Anunoby makes driving layup (Josh Hart assists)	92	80
6:34	Dennis Schroder makes 11-foot pullup jump shot	92	82
6:12	Mikal Bridges makes 23-foot three point jumper (Josh Hart assists)	95	82
6:11	Cavaliers Full timeout	95	82
6:11	Max Strus enters the game for Dennis Schroder	95	82
6:11	Evan Mobley enters the game for Jaylon Tyson	95	82
5:52	James Harden makes 23-foot three point jumper (Max Strus assists)	95	85
5:25	Jalen Brunson makes 14-foot pullup jump shot	97	85
5:12	OG Anunoby shooting foul	97	85
5:12	Evan Mobley misses free throw 1 of 2	97	85
5:12	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	97	85
5:12	Evan Mobley misses free throw 2 of 2	97	85
5:10	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	97	85
4:47	Josh Hart makes 9-foot two point shot	99	85
4:30	Donovan Mitchell misses 25-foot three point jumper	99	85
4:27	OG Anunoby defensive rebound	99	85
4:19	Jalen Brunson bad pass turnover (Jarrett Allen steals)	99	85
4:16	Josh Hart personal foul	99	85
4:16	Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 1 of 2	99	86
4:16	Donovan Mitchell misses free throw 2 of 2	99	86
4:14	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	99	86
4:02	Donovan Mitchell loose ball foul	99	86
4:02	Jalen Brunson makes free throw 1 of 2	100	86
4:02	Jalen Brunson makes free throw 2 of 2	101	86
3:52	James Harden misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	101	86
3:49	Jalen Brunson defensive rebound	101	86
3:36	Mikal Bridges misses 12-foot fade away jump shot	101	86
3:34	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	101	86
3:24	Jarrett Allen misses 12-foot floating jump shot	101	86
3:21	Jalen Brunson defensive rebound	101	86
3:18	Jalen Brunson makes running layup	103	86
3:18	Cavaliers Full timeout	103	86
3:18	Knicks Full timeout	103	86
3:18	Sam Merrill enters the game for Jarrett Allen	103	86
3:06	Max Strus misses 25-foot three point jumper	103	86
3:03	Josh Hart defensive rebound	103	86
2:55	Max Strus personal foul	103	86
2:55	Jalen Brunson makes free throw 1 of 2	104	86
2:55	Jalen Brunson makes free throw 2 of 2	105	86
2:46	Josh Hart personal foul	105	86
2:46	Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 1 of 2	105	87
2:46	Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 2 of 2	105	88
2:22	Josh Hart misses 14-foot turnaround jump shot	105	88
2:19	James Harden defensive rebound	105	88
2:15	James Harden makes 3-foot running pullup jump shot	105	90
2:15	Karl-Anthony Towns shooting foul	105	90
2:15	James Harden makes free throw 1 of 1	105	91
1:57	Donovan Mitchell kicked ball violation	105	91
1:57	Landry Shamet enters the game for Josh Hart	105	91
1:43	Mikal Bridges makes 11-foot turnaround jump shot (Jalen Brunson assists)	107	91
1:37	Donovan Mitchell misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	107	91
1:36	Landry Shamet defensive rebound	107	91
1:21	Jalen Brunson makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot	109	91
1:15	Max Strus offensive foul	109	91
1:15	Max Strus offensive foul turnover	109	91
1:15	Craig Porter Jr. enters the game for Donovan Mitchell	109	91
1:15	Tyrese Proctor enters the game for James Harden	109	91
1:15	Keon Ellis enters the game for Max Strus	109	91
1:15	Thomas Bryant enters the game for Evan Mobley	109	91
1:15	Nae'Qwan Tomlin enters the game for Sam Merrill	109	91
1:15	Jose Alvarado enters the game for Mikal Bridges	109	91
1:15	Miles McBride enters the game for Jalen Brunson	109	91
1:15	Tyler Kolek enters the game for OG Anunoby	109	91
1:15	Pacome Dadiet enters the game for Karl-Anthony Towns	109	91
58.0	Pacome Dadiet misses 26-foot three point jumper	109	91
56.2	Thomas Bryant defensive rebound	109	91
45.1	Thomas Bryant misses 13-foot jumper	109	91
42.6	Nae'Qwan Tomlin offensive rebound	109	91
42.6	Nae'Qwan Tomlin makes tip shot	109	93
20.1	shot clock turnover	109	93
0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	109	93
0.0	End of Game	109	93

Time, Location & Referees

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Venue

Madison Square Garden

New York, NY

Date & Time

12:00 AM, May 22, 2026

Coverage

ESPN, ERADM

Attendance

19,812

Referees

James Williams, Zach Zarba, Sean Wright, 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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