Knicks 96-85 Cavaliers (Live)

All

1Q

2Q

3Q

4Q

Scoring Plays

All Plays

4Q 10:19

96 - 82

Finger roll

M. Bridges

Assisted by J. Hart

J. Hart makes 24' three

Assisted by K. Towns

4Q 10:40

94-82

M. Robinson makes alley-oop dunk

Assisted by J. Brunson

3Q 00:00

91-82

E. Mobley makes cutting dunk

Assisted by M. Strus

3Q 00:06

89-82

J. Brunson makes 13' stepback

3Q 00:35

89-80

J. Harden makes free throw 1/1

3Q 00:54

87-80

J. Harden makes turnaround jump shot

3Q 00:54

87-79

S. Merrill makes 25' bank three

Assisted by D. Schröder

3Q 01:39

87-77

J. Brunson makes free throw 2/2

3Q 02:03

87-74

J. Brunson makes free throw 1/2

3Q 02:03

86-74

E. Mobley makes cutting dunk

Assisted by S. Merrill

3Q 02:24

85-74

M. McBride makes free throw 2/2

3Q 03:07

85-72

M. McBride makes free throw 1/2

3Q 03:07

84-72

J. Harden makes 15' stepback

3Q 03:28

83-72

J. Brunson makes 14' stepback

3Q 03:41

83-70

J. Allen makes free throw 2/2

3Q 03:58

81-70

J. Brunson makes 9' running pullup

3Q 04:11

81-69

OG Anunoby makes driving dunk

Assisted by J. Brunson

3Q 04:35

79-69

J. Brunson makes free throw 2/2

3Q 05:28

77-69

J. Brunson makes free throw 1/2

3Q 05:28

76-69

M. Strus makes 23' three

Assisted by D. Mitchell

3Q 05:39

75-69

M. Bridges makes cutting layup

Assisted by K. Towns

3Q 06:09

75-66

D. Mitchell makes 3' driving floater

Assisted by M. Strus

3Q 06:25

73-66

K. Towns makes putback layup

3Q 06:56

73-64

M. Bridges makes running layup

Assisted by OG Anunoby

3Q 07:29

71-64

M. Bridges makes layup

Assisted by K. Towns

3Q 07:58

69-64

E. Mobley makes free throw 2/2

3Q 08:34

67-64

E. Mobley makes free throw 1/2

3Q 08:34

67-63

D. Mitchell makes 23' three

Assisted by J. Harden

3Q 09:05

67-62

M. Bridges makes layup

Assisted by OG Anunoby

3Q 09:53

67-59

D. Mitchell makes 13' turnaround fadeaway

3Q 10:34

65-59

J. Brunson makes 14' stepback

3Q 10:49

65-57

E. Mobley makes 25' three

Assisted by D. Mitchell

3Q 11:06

63-57

OG Anunoby makes 27' three

Assisted by K. Towns

3Q 11:46

63-54

D. Mitchell makes 26' pullup three

2Q 00:30

60-54

OG Anunoby makes free throw 2/2

2Q 00:38

60-51

OG Anunoby makes free throw 1/2

2Q 00:38

59-51

J. Hart makes 9' turnaround fadeaway

2Q 01:13

58-51

J. Brunson makes 12' pullup

2Q 01:59

56-51

J. Hart makes running layup

Assisted by OG Anunoby

2Q 02:52

54-51

J. Harden makes free throw 2/2

2Q 03:25

52-51

J. Brunson makes running layup

2Q 04:04

52-50

J. Harden makes 11' driving floater

2Q 04:54

50-50

OG Anunoby makes free throw 2/2

2Q 05:09

50-48

OG Anunoby makes free throw 1/2

2Q 05:09

49-48

J. Harden makes driving finger roll

Assisted by M. Strus

2Q 05:40

48-48

J. Allen makes driving reverse layup

2Q 06:01

48-46

OG Anunoby makes 28' three

Assisted by J. Hart

2Q 06:16

48-44

J. Harden makes 26' pullup three

2Q 06:28

45-44

M. Bridges makes 9' bank shot

Assisted by J. Hart

2Q 06:38

45-41

J. Harden makes driving finger roll

2Q 07:04

43-41

J. Tyson makes free throw 1/1

2Q 07:31

43-39

J. Tyson makes driving layup

2Q 07:31

43-38

J. Allen makes layup

Assisted by J. Tyson

2Q 08:28

43-36

M. Bridges makes 14' fadeaway

2Q 08:44

43-34

J. Allen makes free throw 2/2

2Q 09:29

41-34

J. Allen makes free throw 1/2

2Q 09:29

41-33

J. Hart makes driving finger roll

Assisted by K. Towns

2Q 09:47

41-32

E. Mobley makes free throw 1/2

2Q 10:05

39-32

J. Alvarado makes cutting finger roll

Assisted by K. Towns

2Q 10:19

39-31

E. Mobley makes dunk

Assisted by D. Schröder

2Q 10:39

37-31

D. Mitchell makes 9' driving bank floater

2Q 11:09

37-29

J. Hart makes 26' three

Assisted by L. Shamet

1Q 00:37

37-27

D. Schröder makes 25' three

Assisted by M. Strus

1Q 00:49

34-27

M. McBride makes 25' three

Assisted by L. Shamet

1Q 02:18

34-24

D. Mitchell makes 14' stepback

1Q 02:44

31-24

J. Brunson makes free throw 2/2

1Q 03:05

31-22

J. Brunson makes free throw 1/2

1Q 03:05

30-22

M. Strus makes 27' three

Assisted by D. Mitchell

1Q 03:13

29-22

L. Shamet makes 23' running three

Assisted by M. Bridges

1Q 03:29

29-19

K. Towns makes 2' driving bank floater

Assisted by J. Brunson

1Q 03:46

26-19

K. Towns makes 11' turnaround fadeaway

1Q 04:24

24-19

J. Allen makes driving layup

Assisted by D. Wade

1Q 04:51

22-19

OG Anunoby makes free throw 2/2

1Q 05:40

22-17

OG Anunoby makes free throw 1/2

1Q 05:40

21-17

J. Harden makes driving finger roll

1Q 05:44

20-17

K. Towns makes free throw 2/2

1Q 05:57

20-15

K. Towns makes free throw 1/2

1Q 05:57

19-15

J. Harden makes 10' stepback

1Q 06:01

18-15

K. Towns makes free throw 2/2

1Q 06:18

18-13

K. Towns makes free throw 1/2

1Q 06:18

17-13

D. Mitchell makes driving layup

1Q 06:33

16-13

OG Anunoby makes 13' stepback

1Q 06:46

16-11

E. Mobley makes 11' turnaround hook shot

1Q 07:05

14-11

M. Bridges makes 19' pullup

Assisted by J. Brunson

1Q 07:22

14-9

OG Anunoby makes 16' stepback

1Q 07:44

12-9

E. Mobley makes putback dunk

1Q 08:08

10-9

J. Brunson makes free throw 1/2

1Q 08:22

10-7

J. Allen makes cutting dunk

Assisted by E. Mobley

1Q 08:43

9-7

J. Allen makes layup

Assisted by J. Harden

1Q 09:15

9-5

D. Mitchell makes 22' stepback

1Q 09:41

9-3

M. Bridges makes running layup

Assisted by J. Hart

1Q 10:06

9-1

J. Brunson makes driving layup

Assisted by K. Towns

1Q 10:31

7-1

D. Mitchell makes free throw 2/2

1Q 10:46

5-1

M. Bridges makes driving layup

1Q 10:54

K. Towns makes 26' three

Assisted by M. Bridges

1Q 11:26

4Q 10:02

96 - 82

Rebound

Offensive rebound

M. Strus misses cutting layup

4Q 10:02

96-82

K. Towns personal foul on J. Allen

4Q 10:05

96-82

J. Harden, M. Strus enters game for E. Mobley, J. Tyson

4Q 10:19

96-82

Cavaliers 60-second timeout

4Q 10:19

96-82

All plays

NYK

CLE

1

37

27

2

23

27

3

31

28

4

5

3

96

85

Top Performers

Points

21

Brunson

NYK

Rebounds

8

Towns

NYK

Assists

7

Towns

NYK

Threes

2

Anunoby

NYK

Team Stats

CLE

35-61 (57.4%)

FG%

33-65 (50.8%)

7-20 (35.0%)

3PM

9-32 (28.1%)

19-20 (95.0%)

FTM

10-16 (62.5%)

27

Rebounds

26

22

Assists

16

12

Turnovers

15

2025-26 Eastern Standings

	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

Game Info

May 23, 2026

ABC/ESPN

Rocket Arena

Cleveland, Ohio

#25 Tony Brothers (Head Official)

#50 Gediminas Petraitis

#39 Tyler Ford

NYK

CLE

1

37

27

2

23

27

3

31

28

4

5

3

96

85

All

1Q

2Q

3Q

4Q

Starters	MIN	PTS	REB (O)	AST	STL	BLK	+/-	TOV	PF	FG	3P	FT	TS%
Mikal Bridges M. Bridges #25	29	20	4 (1)	2	2	2	+17	1	0	10-13	0-0	0-0	76.9
OG Anunoby OG Anunoby #8	23	18	3 (1)	3	0	0	+9	1	2	5-8	2-3	6-6	84.6
Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns #32	29	13	8 (3)	7	3	1	+18	0	3	4-9	1-3	4-4	60.4
Josh Hart J. Hart #3	31	12	5 (0)	4	4	0	+6	4	1	5-9	2-5	0-0	66.7
Jalen Brunson J. Brunson #11	32	21	3 (0)	4	0	0	+12	4	2	7-13	0-3	7-8	63.6

Bench	MIN	PTS	REB (O)	AST	STL	BLK	+/-	TOV	PF	FG	3P	FT	TS%
Landry Shamet L. Shamet #44	17	3	1 (0)	2	0	0	+3	1	2	1-2	1-2	0-0	75.0
Miles McBride M. McBride #2	14	5	0 (0)	0	0	1	+2	0	2	1-3	1-2	2-2	64.4
Mitchell Robinson M. Robinson #23	9	2	3 (1)	0	0	0	-4	0	3	1-1	0-0	0-0	100.0
Jose Alvarado J. Alvarado #5	4	2	0 (0)	0	0	0	-3	1	1	1-3	0-2	0-0	33.3
Jordan Clarkson J. Clarkson #00	3	0	0 (0)	0	0	0	-5	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0
Jeremy Sochan J. Sochan #20
Pacôme Dadiet P. Dadiet #4
Tyler Kolek T. Kolek #13
Ariel Hukporti A. Hukporti #55
Mohamed Diawara M. Diawara #51

	Team	PTS	REB (O)	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	FG	3P	FT	TS%
	NYK	96	27 (6)	22	9	4		35-61	7-20	19-20	68.8

On court

NYK

CLE

1

37

27

2

23

27

3

31

28

4

5

3

96

85

All

1Q

2Q

3Q

4Q

Starters	MIN	PTS	REB (O)	AST	STL	+/-	TOV	PF	FG	3P	FT	TS%
Dean Wade D. Wade #32	17	0	2 (0)	1	1	-1	0	1	0-1	0-1	0-0	0.0
Evan Mobley E. Mobley #4	28	16	4 (1)	1	0	-19	5	2	6-11	1-4	3-4	62.7
Jarrett Allen J. Allen #31	28	13	4 (2)	0	0	-9	0	1	5-6	0-0	3-4	83.8
Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell #45	28	19	0 (0)	4	2	-20	4	3	8-16	2-7	1-4	53.5
James Harden J. Harden #1	31	19	5 (0)	2	1	-6	5	1	8-15	1-7	2-3	58.2

Bench	MIN	PTS	REB (O)	AST	STL	BLK	+/-	TOV	PF	FG	3P	FT	TS%
Max Strus M. Strus #2	21	6	6 (4)	4	1	0	-1	0	2	2-9	2-8	0-0	33.3
Sam Merrill S. Merrill #5	19	6	2 (0)	1	1	0	-4	0	3	2-4	2-3	0-0	75.0
Dennis Schröder D. Schröder #8	9	3	0 (0)	2	0	0	+2	0	1	1-1	1-1	0-0	150.0
Jaylon Tyson J. Tyson #20	9	3	3 (0)	1	0	0	+3	1	1	1-2	0-1	1-1	61.5
Larry Nance Jr. L. Nance Jr. #22
Thomas Bryant T. Bryant #3
Keon Ellis K. Ellis #14
Craig Porter Jr. C. Porter Jr. #9
Nae'Qwan Tomlin N. Tomlin #35
Tyrese Proctor T. Proctor #24

	Team	PTS	REB (O)	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	FG	3P	FT	TS%
	CLE	85	26 (7)	16	6	0		33-65	9-32	10-16	59.0

On court

NYK

CLE

1

37

27

2

23

27

3

31

28

4

5

3

96

85

All

1Q

2Q

3Q

4Q

Scoring Plays

All Plays

M. Bridges makes running finger roll

Assisted by J. Hart

4Q 10:19

96-82

J. Hart makes 24' three

Assisted by K. Towns

4Q 10:40

94-82

M. Robinson makes alley-oop dunk

Assisted by J. Brunson

3Q 00:00

91-82

E. Mobley makes cutting dunk

Assisted by M. Strus

3Q 00:06

89-82

J. Brunson makes 13' stepback

3Q 00:35

89-80

J. Harden makes free throw 1/1

3Q 00:54

87-80

J. Harden makes turnaround jump shot

3Q 00:54

87-79

S. Merrill makes 25' bank three

Assisted by D. Schröder

3Q 01:39

87-77

J. Brunson makes free throw 2/2

3Q 02:03

87-74

J. Brunson makes free throw 1/2

3Q 02:03

86-74

E. Mobley makes cutting dunk

Assisted by S. Merrill

3Q 02:24

85-74

M. McBride makes free throw 2/2

3Q 03:07

85-72

M. McBride makes free throw 1/2

3Q 03:07

84-72

J. Harden makes 15' stepback

3Q 03:28

83-72

J. Brunson makes 14' stepback

3Q 03:41

83-70

J. Allen makes free throw 2/2

3Q 03:58

81-70

J. Brunson makes 9' running pullup

3Q 04:11

81-69

OG Anunoby makes driving dunk

Assisted by J. Brunson

3Q 04:35

79-69

J. Brunson makes free throw 2/2

3Q 05:28

77-69

J. Brunson makes free throw 1/2

3Q 05:28

76-69

M. Strus makes 23' three

Assisted by D. Mitchell

3Q 05:39

75-69

M. Bridges makes cutting layup

Assisted by K. Towns

3Q 06:09

75-66

D. Mitchell makes 3' driving floater

Assisted by M. Strus

3Q 06:25

73-66

K. Towns makes putback layup

3Q 06:56

73-64

M. Bridges makes running layup

Assisted by OG Anunoby

3Q 07:29

71-64

M. Bridges makes layup

Assisted by K. Towns

3Q 07:58

69-64

E. Mobley makes free throw 2/2

3Q 08:34

67-64

E. Mobley makes free throw 1/2

3Q 08:34

67-63

D. Mitchell makes 23' three

Assisted by J. Harden

3Q 09:05

67-62

M. Bridges makes layup

Assisted by OG Anunoby

3Q 09:53

67-59

D. Mitchell makes 13' turnaround fadeaway

3Q 10:34

65-59

J. Brunson makes 14' stepback

3Q 10:49

65-57

E. Mobley makes 25' three

Assisted by D. Mitchell

3Q 11:06

63-57

OG Anunoby makes 27' three

Assisted by K. Towns

3Q 11:46

63-54

D. Mitchell makes 26' pullup three

2Q 00:30

60-54

OG Anunoby makes free throw 2/2

2Q 00:38

60-51

OG Anunoby makes free throw 1/2

2Q 00:38

59-51

J. Hart makes 9' turnaround fadeaway

2Q 01:13

58-51

J. Brunson makes 12' pullup

2Q 01:59

56-51

J. Hart makes running layup

Assisted by OG Anunoby

2Q 02:52

54-51

J. Harden makes free throw 2/2

2Q 03:25

52-51

J. Brunson makes running layup

2Q 04:04

52-50

J. Harden makes 11' driving floater

2Q 04:54

50-50

OG Anunoby makes free throw 2/2

2Q 05:09

50-48

OG Anunoby makes free throw 1/2

2Q 05:09

49-48

J. Harden makes driving finger roll

Assisted by M. Strus

2Q 05:40

48-48

J. Allen makes driving reverse layup

2Q 06:01

48-46

OG Anunoby makes 28' three

Assisted by J. Hart

2Q 06:16

48-44

J. Harden makes 26' pullup three

2Q 06:28

45-44

M. Bridges makes 9' bank shot

Assisted by J. Hart

2Q 06:38

45-41

J. Harden makes driving finger roll

2Q 07:04

43-41

J. Tyson makes free throw 1/1

2Q 07:31

43-39

J. Tyson makes driving layup

2Q 07:31

43-38

J. Allen makes layup

Assisted by J. Tyson

2Q 08:28

43-36

M. Bridges makes 14' fadeaway

2Q 08:44

43-34

J. Allen makes free throw 2/2

2Q 09:29

41-34

J. Allen makes free throw 1/2

2Q 09:29

41-33

J. Hart makes driving finger roll

Assisted by K. Towns

2Q 09:47

41-32

E. Mobley makes free throw 1/2

2Q 10:05

39-32

J. Alvarado makes cutting finger roll

Assisted by K. Towns

2Q 10:19

39-31

E. Mobley makes dunk

Assisted by D. Schröder

2Q 10:39

37-31

D. Mitchell makes 9' driving bank floater

2Q 11:09

37-29

J. Hart makes 26' three

Assisted by L. Shamet

1Q 00:37

37-27

D. Schröder makes 25' three

Assisted by M. Strus

1Q 00:49

34-27

M. McBride makes 25' three

Assisted by L. Shamet

1Q 02:18

34-24

D. Mitchell makes 14' stepback

1Q 02:44

31-24

J. Brunson makes free throw 2/2

1Q 03:05

31-22

J. Brunson makes free throw 1/2

1Q 03:05

30-22

M. Strus makes 27' three

Assisted by D. Mitchell

1Q 03:13

29-22

L. Shamet makes 23' running three

Assisted by M. Bridges

1Q 03:29

29-19

K. Towns makes 2' driving bank floater

Assisted by J. Brunson

1Q 03:46

26-19

K. Towns makes 11' turnaround fadeaway

1Q 04:24

24-19

J. Allen makes driving layup

Assisted by D. Wade

1Q 04:51

22-19

OG Anunoby makes free throw 2/2

1Q 05:40

22-17

OG Anunoby makes free throw 1/2

1Q 05:40

21-17

J. Harden makes driving finger roll

1Q 05:44

20-17

K. Towns makes free throw 2/2

1Q 05:57

20-15

K. Towns makes free throw 1/2

1Q 05:57

19-15

J. Harden makes 10' stepback

1Q 06:01

18-15

K. Towns makes free throw 2/2

1Q 06:18

18-13

K. Towns makes free throw 1/2

1Q 06:18

17-13

D. Mitchell makes driving layup

1Q 06:33

16-13

OG Anunoby makes 13' stepback

1Q 06:46

16-11

E. Mobley makes 11' turnaround hook shot

1Q 07:05

14-11

M. Bridges makes 19' pullup

Assisted by J. Brunson

1Q 07:22

14-9

OG Anunoby makes 16' stepback

1Q 07:44

12-9

E. Mobley makes putback dunk

1Q 08:08

10-9

J. Brunson makes free throw 1/2

1Q 08:22

10-7

J. Allen makes cutting dunk

Assisted by E. Mobley

1Q 08:43

9-7

J. Allen makes layup

Assisted by J. Harden

1Q 09:15

9-5

D. Mitchell makes 22' stepback

1Q 09:41

9-3

M. Bridges makes running layup

Assisted by J. Hart

1Q 10:06

9-1

J. Brunson makes driving layup

Assisted by K. Towns

1Q 10:31

7-1

D. Mitchell makes free throw 2/2

1Q 10:46

5-1

M. Bridges makes driving layup

1Q 10:54

K. Towns makes 26' three

Assisted by M. Bridges

1Q 11:26

NYK

CLE

1

37

27

2

23

27

3

31

28

4

5

3

96

85

NYK

Team Stats

CLE

35-61 (57.4%)

FG%

33-65 (50.8%)

7-20 (35.0%)

3PM

9-32 (28.1%)

19-20 (95.0%)

FTM

10-16 (62.5%)

27

Rebounds

26

6

Offensive Rebounds

7

21

Defensive Rebounds

19

22

Assists

16

9

Steals

6

4

Blocks

0

12

Turnovers

15

19

Points Off Turnovers

19

17

Fastbreak Points

0

36

Points In Paint

36

6

Second Chance Points

12

16

Fouls

15

0

Technical Fouls

0

Flagrant Fouls

0

14

Biggest Lead

0

8

Longest Unanswered Run

7

Lead Changes

0

Ties

2

Knicks take 2-0 lead into game 3 against the Cavaliers

The Associated Press

May 22, 2026

New York Knicks (53-29, third in the Eastern Conference) vs. Cleveland Cavaliers (52-30, fourth in the Eastern Conference)

Cleveland; Saturday, 8 p.m. EDT

LINE: Cavaliers -2.5; over/under is 213.5

EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: Knicks lead series 2-0

BOTTOM LINE: The New York Knicks visit the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference finals with a 2-0 lead in the series. The Knicks won the last matchup 109-93 on Friday, led by 26 points from Josh Hart. Donovan Mitchell led the Cavaliers with 26.

The Cavaliers are 33-19 in conference games. Cleveland is eighth in the league with 28.3 assists per game led by James Harden averaging 8.0.

The Knicks are 35-17 in conference games. New York is fifth in the Eastern Conference scoring 116.5 points per game and is shooting 47.8%.

The 119.5 points per game the Cavaliers average are 9.4 more points than the Knicks allow (110.1). The Knicks average 116.5 points per game, 1.1 more than the 115.4 the Cavaliers allow to opponents.

TOP PERFORMERS: Evan Mobley is scoring 18.2 points per game and averaging 9.0 rebounds for the Cavaliers. Mitchell is averaging 27.4 points and 5.1 rebounds over the last 10 games.

Jalen Brunson is averaging 26 points and 6.8 assists for the Knicks. OG Anunoby is averaging 16.6 points and 5.3 rebounds over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Cavaliers: 5-5, averaging 107.3 points, 41.7 rebounds, 22.0 assists, 7.6 steals and 5.8 blocks per game while shooting 44.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 107.8 points per game.

Knicks: 9-1, averaging 120.9 points, 44.2 rebounds, 27.0 assists, 8.8 steals and 4.3 blocks per game while shooting 52.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 99.8 points.

INJURIES: Cavaliers: None listed.

Knicks: None listed.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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