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Knicks move within one win of NBA Finals with 121-108 victory over Cavaliers

By AP•May 24, 2026

Game Recap

The couple sat courtside during Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals in Cleveland on Saturday night.

CLEVELAND -- — Jalen Brunson scored 30 points, Mikal Bridges added 22 and the New York Knicks moved within one game of their first NBA Finals appearance since 1999 with a 121-108 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday night.

The Knicks can wrap up the Eastern Conference Finals and sweep their second straight series with a win on Monday night. Knicks fans — who were boisterous throughout the night — were chanting “Knicks in four!” as the final seconds of Game 3 ticked away.

New York is the seventh team in NBA history to win at least 10 straight during a postseason run. The last team to do it was the Boston Celtics, who went on a 10-game run on their way to the 2024 title. Cleveland, San Antonio and the Los Angeles Lakers have done it twice.

All but one of the Knicks' wins have been by double digits, with an average margin of victory of 22.5 points.

“We've just have to keep our mind on the task at hand. The game is over and we found a way to win. We have to execute at a high level in Game 4,” said Karl Anthony-Towns, who had 13 points, eight rebounds and seven assists.

OG Anunoby had 21 points as New York led the entire game. The Knicks not only made 55.8% of their shots from the field, they also had 11 3-pointers and were 24 of 27 from the foul line.

Evan Mobley scored 24 points, Donovan Mitchell had 23 points and James Harden added 19 for Cleveland. The Cavaliers were 12 of 41 on 3-pointers and 12 of 19 from the foul line.

Not even an appearance by the superstar couple of Taylor Swift and Cleveland Heights native Travis Kelce could spur the Cavs to beat the Knicks.

“I think their physicality and energy, we couldn’t get to that level to combat it,” Cavaliers coach Kenny Atkinson said. “They’re on a hell of a run. We haven’t been able to stop the momentum. We had one chance in that first game I thought to stop it, but they haven’t been able to halt their momentum.”

New York led 91-82 at the end of the third quarter but put it out reach in the fourth when Landry Shamet made three 3-pointers in a 99-second span to make it 105-94.

“Our guys were locked in from the beginning of the game and it showed from the first few minutes of the game. We got a lot of great contributions,” Knicks coach Mike Brown said. “I thought throughout the whole game we did a good job trying to play fast. We don’t want to go against their set defense all the time, so we’ve got to keep trying to play fast. And then our guys did a better job in the second half trying to defend without fouling.”

The Knicks made their first four shots en route to a 9-1 lead less than two minutes into the game. New York was 12 of 17 from the field in the quarter and was up 37-27 after 12 minutes.

Cleveland rallied to tie it at 50-all on a jumper by Harden before the Knicks countered with a 10-1 run. They went into halftime with a 60-54 advantage.

Brunson had six of his 12 points during an 8-1 run midway through the third quarter as the Knicks extended their lead to 83-70 with 3:41 remaining.

“It’s the next-man-up mentality and the guys found me a few times," Shamet said. We knew we were going to get a real good punch from that team, and we weathered their best punches tonight.

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This story has been updated to reflect that Evan Mobley led the Cavaliers with 24 points and James Harden scored 19.

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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 3-0

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

43-77FG42-84

56Field Goal %50

11-283PT12-41

39Three Point %29

24-27FT12-19

8Offensive Rebounds9

29Defensive Rebounds25

27Assists22

11Steals7

4Blocks1

14Turnovers17

0Technical Fouls0

19Points Conceded Off Turnovers19

17Fast Break Points4

19Fouls22

17Largest Lead0

Match Leaders

Recent plays and game events

Play By Play

1st Quarter

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

2nd Quarter

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

3rd Quarter

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

4th Quarter

TIME	PLAY	CLE	NY
12:00	Donovan Mitchell enters the game for James Harden	82	91
12:00	Jaylon Tyson enters the game for Max Strus	82	91
12:00	Jarrett Allen enters the game for Dennis Schroder	82	91
12:00	Mikal Bridges enters the game for Jalen Brunson	82	91
12:00	Karl-Anthony Towns enters the game for Mitchell Robinson	82	91
11:44	Donovan Mitchell misses driving floating jump shot	82	91
11:41	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	82	91
11:21	Landry Shamet misses 26-foot three point jumper	82	91
11:18	Evan Mobley defensive rebound	82	91
10:57	Donovan Mitchell misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	82	91
10:57	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	82	91
10:57	shot clock turnover	82	91
10:40	Josh Hart makes 24-foot three point jumper (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)	82	94
10:24	Jarrett Allen misses 9-foot floating jump shot	82	94
10:21	Josh Hart defensive rebound	82	94
10:19	Mikal Bridges makes two point shot (Josh Hart assists)	82	96
10:19	Cavaliers Full timeout	82	96
10:19	James Harden enters the game for Evan Mobley	82	96
10:19	Max Strus enters the game for Jaylon Tyson	82	96
10:05	Karl-Anthony Towns personal foul	82	96
10:02	Mikal Bridges blocks Max Strus 's 1-foot layup	82	96
10:02	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	82	96
9:59	Karl-Anthony Towns kicked ball violation	82	96
9:49	Sam Merrill makes 25-foot three point jumper (Donovan Mitchell assists)	85	96
9:34	Donovan Mitchell personal foul	85	96
9:25	Josh Hart misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	85	96
9:22	Sam Merrill defensive rebound	85	96
9:18	Landry Shamet shooting foul	85	96
9:18	Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 1 of 2	86	96
9:18	Knicks Full timeout	86	96
9:18	Jalen Brunson enters the game for Miles McBride	86	96
9:18	Donovan Mitchell misses free throw 2 of 2	86	96
9:15	Josh Hart defensive rebound	86	96
8:53	Landry Shamet makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jalen Brunson assists)	86	99
8:39	Jarrett Allen misses 12-foot floating jump shot	86	99
8:37	Jarrett Allen offensive rebound	86	99
8:30	Donovan Mitchell misses driving floating jump shot	86	99
8:27	Jarrett Allen offensive rebound	86	99
8:27	Jarrett Allen makes tip shot	88	99
8:04	Josh Hart misses 15-foot two point shot	88	99
8:00	Josh Hart offensive rebound	88	99
7:58	Landry Shamet makes 26-foot three point jumper (Josh Hart assists)	88	102
7:43	Max Strus makes 26-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)	91	102
7:35	Max Strus personal foul	91	102
7:35	Evan Mobley enters the game for Sam Merrill	91	102
7:35	OG Anunoby enters the game for Josh Hart	91	102
7:14	Landry Shamet makes 29-foot three point step back jumpshot (Jalen Brunson assists)	91	105
7:00	Max Strus misses 25-foot three point jumper	91	105
6:59	Knicks defensive team rebound	91	105
6:59	Max Strus loose ball foul	91	105
6:41	Jalen Brunson misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	91	105
6:40	Cavaliers defensive team rebound	91	105
6:40	Karl-Anthony Towns loose ball foul	91	105
6:30	Donovan Mitchell misses two point shot	91	105
6:28	OG Anunoby defensive rebound	91	105
6:06	Jalen Brunson makes 12-foot two point shot	91	107
5:48	Evan Mobley makes 12-foot two point shot	93	107
5:30	OG Anunoby makes 25-foot three point jumper (Landry Shamet assists)	93	110
5:17	Evan Mobley misses 25-foot three point jumper	93	110
5:15	OG Anunoby defensive rebound	93	110
5:05	Mikal Bridges misses 23-foot three point jumper	93	110
5:02	Max Strus defensive rebound	93	110
4:57	Donovan Mitchell makes 28-foot running jump shot (Max Strus assists)	96	110
4:57	Knicks Full timeout	96	110
4:57	Mitchell Robinson enters the game for Karl-Anthony Towns	96	110
4:54	Jarrett Allen personal foul	96	110
4:54	Karl-Anthony Towns enters the game for Mitchell Robinson	96	110
4:36	Jalen Brunson misses 14-foot pullup jump shot	96	110
4:34	Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound	96	110
4:19	Evan Mobley makes two point shot (James Harden assists)	98	110
4:02	James Harden shooting foul	98	110
4:02	Landry Shamet makes free throw 1 of 3	98	111
4:02	Landry Shamet makes free throw 2 of 3	98	112
4:02	Landry Shamet misses free throw 3 of 3	98	112
4:00	Evan Mobley defensive rebound	98	112
3:43	Evan Mobley makes 8-foot turnaround jump shot	100	112
3:22	Jalen Brunson makes 2-foot two point shot	100	114
3:05	Jarrett Allen makes dunk (Evan Mobley assists)	102	114
2:41	Evan Mobley blocks OG Anunoby 's 2-foot jumper	102	114
2:39	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	102	114
2:29	Evan Mobley misses 26-foot three point jumper	102	114
2:27	Mikal Bridges defensive rebound	102	114
2:13	Mikal Bridges makes 11-foot floating jump shot (OG Anunoby assists)	102	116
1:59	Donovan Mitchell misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	102	116
1:57	Mikal Bridges defensive rebound	102	116
1:49	Jalen Brunson makes driving layup	102	118
1:49	Cavaliers Full timeout	102	118
1:49	Sam Merrill enters the game for Jarrett Allen	102	118
1:49	Josh Hart enters the game for Karl-Anthony Towns	102	118
1:45	Sam Merrill misses 25-foot three point jumper	102	118
1:43	Josh Hart defensive rebound	102	118
1:29	Landry Shamet bad pass turnover (Donovan Mitchell steals)	102	118
1:25	Donovan Mitchell bad pass turnover (Jalen Brunson steals)	102	118
1:11	Jalen Brunson misses driving floating jump shot	102	118
1:09	Evan Mobley defensive rebound	102	118
1:04	Max Strus makes 25-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)	105	118
1:04	Josh Hart flagrant foul type 1	105	118
1:04	(01:04) [Knicks] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (CALL OVERTURNED)	105	118
1:04	Max Strus makes free throw flagrant 1 of 1	106	118
1:04	James Harden bad pass turnover (Mikal Bridges steals)	106	118
1:03	Mikal Bridges out of bounds bad pass turnover	106	118
59.5	Evan Mobley misses driving floating jump shot	106	118
57.5	Josh Hart defensive rebound	106	118
41.5	Josh Hart misses 32-foot three point jumper	106	118
38.9	OG Anunoby offensive rebound	106	118
35.9	Max Strus personal foul	106	118
35.9	Jalen Brunson misses free throw 1 of 2	106	118
35.9	Knicks offensive team rebound	106	118
35.9	Jalen Brunson makes free throw 2 of 2	106	119
30.2	Evan Mobley makes driving layup (Max Strus assists)	108	119
25.3	Sam Merrill personal foul	108	119
25.3	Jalen Brunson makes free throw 1 of 2	108	120
25.3	Jalen Brunson makes free throw 2 of 2	108	121
19.6	Donovan Mitchell misses 25-foot three point jumper	108	121
17.4	OG Anunoby defensive rebound	108	121
0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	108	121
0.0	End of Game	108	121

Time, Location & Referees

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Venue

Rocket Arena

Cleveland, OH

Date & Time

12:00 AM, May 24, 2026

Coverage

ABC, ERADM

Attendance

19,432

Referees

Jacyn Goble, Tony Brothers, Gediminas Petraitis, Tyler Ford

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

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

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