Top Performers
Points
34
Mitchell
CLE
Rebounds
14
Towns
NYK
Assists
10
Garland
CLE
Threes
6
Brunson
NYK
45-86 (52.3%)
FG%
44-94 (46.8%)
15-34 (44.1%)
3PM
21-44 (47.7%)
19-23 (82.6%)
FTM
17-22 (77.3%)
45
Rebounds
43
9
Offensive Rebounds
12
36
Defensive Rebounds
31
30
Assists
28
7
Steals
9
0
Blocks
4
14
Turnovers
13
21
Points Off Turnovers
28
18
Fastbreak Points
19
56
Points In Paint
40
10
Second Chance Points
14
22
Fouls
17
1
Technical Fouls
0
1
Flagrant Fouls
0
17
Biggest Lead
6
13
Longest Unanswered Run
18
Lead Changes
9
Ties
5
2025-26 Eastern Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 | 7 | .774 | ||
| 2 | 21 | 9 | .700 | 2.5 | |
| 3 | 19 | 11 | .633 | 4.5 | |
| 4 | 18 | 14 | .563 | 6.5 | |
| 5 | 16 | 13 | .552 | 7.0 | |
| 6 | 17 | 14 | .548 | 7.0 | |
| 7 | 17 | 15 | .531 | 7.5 | |
| 8 | 16 | 15 | .516 | 8.0 | |
| 9 | 15 | 15 | .500 | 8.5 | |
| 10 | 15 | 17 | .469 | 9.5 | |
| 11 | 12 | 19 | .387 | 12.0 | |
| 12 | 11 | 20 | .355 | 13.0 | |
| 13 | 9 | 19 | .321 | 13.5 | |
| 14 | 6 | 23 | .207 | 17.0 | |
| 15 | 6 | 25 | .194 | 18.0 |
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PacersGame Summary
The New York Knicks squeaked out a win over the Cleveland Cavaliers, 126 to 124, on Thursday.
Game Info
December 25, 2025
ABC/ESPN
Madison Square Garden
New York, New York
#61 Courtney Kirkland (Head Official)
#91 Che Flores
#54 Ray Acosta
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Wade #32 | 29 | 6 | 4 (1) | 2 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 67.6 |
J. Allen #31 | 23 | 7 | 8 (2) | 2 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 3 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 71.7 |
D. Mitchell #45 | 33 | 34 | 7 (0) | 6 | 4 | 0 | +2 | 1 | 3 | 12-25 | 4-9 | 6-6 | 61.5 |
S. Merrill #5 | 29 | 11 | 5 (1) | 1 | 2 | 0 | +3 | 1 | 2 | 4-11 | 2-8 | 1-2 | 46.3 |
D. Garland #10 | 36 | 20 | 1 (0) | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7-14 | 3-4 | 3-4 | 63.5 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Hunter #12 | 27 | 13 | 3 (0) | 2 | 0 | 0 | -7 | 0 | 1 | 3-7 | 2-3 | 5-6 | 67.4 |
E. Mobley #4 | 25 | 14 | 9 (2) | 3 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 2 | 4 | 6-8 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 78.8 |
J. Tyson #20 | 20 | 16 | 6 (2) | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 4 | 7-11 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 72.7 |
L. Ball #2 | 14 | 0 | 1 (0) | 3 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
T. Bryant #3 | 3 | 3 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -8 | 1 | 0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 150.0 |
L. Nance Jr. #22 | |||||||||||||
M. Strus #1 | |||||||||||||
L. Travers #33 | |||||||||||||
C. Livingston #8 | |||||||||||||
C. Porter Jr. #9 | |||||||||||||
N. Tomlin #35 | |||||||||||||
T. Proctor #24 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | CLE | 124 | 45 (9) | 30 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 45-86 | 15-34 | 19-23 | 64.5 |
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Bridges #25 | 36 | 12 | 3 (1) | 4 | 2 | 1 | +9 | 2 | 1 | 5-10 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 60.0 |
OG Anunoby #8 | 33 | 8 | 2 (0) | 2 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 1 | 1 | 3-7 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 53.8 |
K. Towns #32 | 27 | 11 | 14 (2) | 1 | 2 | 0 | +7 | 2 | 4 | 5-13 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 39.6 |
J. Hart #3 | 26 | 15 | 5 (1) | 3 | 0 | 0 | -19 | 1 | 2 | 5-9 | 2-5 | 3-3 | 72.7 |
J. Brunson #11 | 39 | 34 | 1 (0) | 4 | 2 | 0 | -17 | 3 | 1 | 10-25 | 6-12 | 8-10 | 57.8 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Clarkson #00 | 29 | 25 | 1 (0) | 2 | 3 | 0 | +13 | 0 | 3 | 9-17 | 5-10 | 2-2 | 69.9 |
T. Kolek #13 | 25 | 16 | 3 (0) | 9 | 0 | 1 | +24 | 2 | 2 | 5-9 | 4-5 | 2-2 | 81.0 |
M. Robinson #23 | 17 | 0 | 13 (8) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0.0 |
A. Hukporti #55 | 4 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
M. Diawara #51 | 4 | 5 | 1 (0) | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 83.3 |
G. Yabusele #28 | |||||||||||||
L. Shamet #44 | |||||||||||||
M. McBride #2 | |||||||||||||
T. Evbuomwan #20 | |||||||||||||
T. Jemison III #50 | |||||||||||||
P. Dadiet #4 | |||||||||||||
K. McCullar Jr. #9 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | NYK | 126 | 43 (12) | 28 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 44-94 | 21-44 | 17-22 | 60.8 |
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
Scoring Plays
All Plays
J. Allen makes free throw 1/2
1Q 10:51
D. Mitchell makes driving layup
Assisted by D. Wade
1Q 10:15
J. Allen makes alley-oop dunk
Assisted by D. Mitchell
1Q 09:17
OG Anunoby makes driving layup
Assisted by J. Hart
1Q 08:54
5-2
OG Anunoby makes free throw 1/1
1Q 08:54
5-3
D. Mitchell makes 25' pullup three
1Q 08:45
8-3
D. Mitchell makes 25' pullup three
Assisted by D. Wade
1Q 08:02
11-3
D. Garland makes running finger roll
Assisted by D. Mitchell
1Q 07:36
13-3
S. Merrill makes 25' stepback three
Assisted by J. Allen
1Q 07:12
16-3
D. Mitchell makes driving finger roll
1Q 06:42
18-3
J. Hart makes driving layup
Assisted by OG Anunoby
1Q 06:12
18-5
D. Garland makes free throw 1/2
1Q 04:45
19-5
D. Garland makes free throw 2/2
1Q 04:45
20-5
J. Brunson makes 26' three
Assisted by J. Clarkson
1Q 04:31
20-8
J. Brunson makes free throw 1/1
1Q 04:31
20-9
M. Diawara makes 9' turnaround hook shot
1Q 04:17
20-11
D. Hunter makes free throw 1/2
1Q 04:00
21-11
J. Clarkson makes 26' three
Assisted by M. Diawara
1Q 03:38
21-14
E. Mobley makes driving layup
Assisted by D. Garland
1Q 03:29
23-14
M. Diawara makes 23' three
Assisted by J. Hart
1Q 03:15
23-17
D. Garland makes 14' driving floater
1Q 03:04
25-17
J. Brunson makes 12' turnaround fadeaway
1Q 02:49
25-19
J. Tyson makes 26' three
Assisted by D. Hunter
1Q 02:35
28-19
D. Garland makes 28' pullup three
1Q 02:02
31-19
J. Brunson makes 13' pullup
1Q 01:36
31-21
D. Hunter makes free throw 1/2
1Q 01:28
32-21
D. Hunter makes free throw 2/2
1Q 01:28
33-21
D. Mitchell makes 5' driving floater
1Q 01:02
35-21
J. Brunson makes finger roll
1Q 00:23
35-23
D. Hunter makes 25' three
Assisted by D. Mitchell
1Q 00:02
38-23
J. Clarkson makes 23' running three
Assisted by T. Kolek
2Q 11:43
38-26
J. Clarkson makes 25' running pullup three
2Q 11:28
38-29
T. Bryant makes 26' three
Assisted by L. Ball
2Q 10:35
41-29
M. Bridges makes layup
Assisted by T. Kolek
2Q 10:21
41-31
OG Anunoby makes 27' three
Assisted by T. Kolek
2Q 09:00
41-34
K. Towns makes driving layup
2Q 08:32
41-36
J. Clarkson makes running layup
2Q 08:14
41-38
M. Bridges makes 22' three
Assisted by T. Kolek
2Q 07:16
41-41
M. Bridges makes running finger roll
Assisted by T. Kolek
2Q 06:55
41-43
K. Towns makes cutting layup
Assisted by T. Kolek
2Q 06:29
41-45
K. Towns makes 10' driving floater
Assisted by T. Kolek
2Q 05:59
41-47
D. Hunter makes free throw 1/2
2Q 05:49
42-47
D. Hunter makes free throw 2/2
2Q 05:49
43-47
D. Hunter makes 26' running three
Assisted by D. Garland
2Q 05:22
46-47
J. Hart makes cutting layup
Assisted by K. Towns
2Q 05:04
46-49
J. Hart makes free throw 1/1
2Q 05:04
46-50
D. Garland makes free throw 1/2
2Q 04:51
47-50
J. Clarkson makes 23' three
Assisted by J. Brunson
2Q 04:23
47-53
D. Garland makes 26' pullup three
Assisted by E. Mobley
2Q 04:11
50-53
E. Mobley makes driving reverse layup
2Q 02:55
52-53
E. Mobley makes cutting dunk
Assisted by D. Garland
2Q 02:16
54-53
J. Brunson makes 25' pullup three
2Q 01:53
54-56
J. Brunson makes free throw 1/1
2Q 01:53
54-57
E. Mobley makes cutting dunk
Assisted by D. Garland
2Q 01:41
56-57
E. Mobley makes alley-oop dunk
Assisted by D. Mitchell
2Q 00:36
58-57
J. Hart makes 25' pullup three
Assisted by J. Brunson
2Q 00:32
58-60
D. Mitchell makes driving finger roll
3Q 11:41
60-60
J. Brunson makes 26' running three
Assisted by J. Hart
3Q 11:00
60-63
D. Garland makes 25' pullup three
Assisted by D. Mitchell
3Q 10:48
63-63
S. Merrill makes 23' three
Assisted by J. Allen
3Q 10:07
66-63
D. Mitchell makes running alley-oop dunk
Assisted by D. Garland
3Q 09:41
68-63
M. Bridges makes 24' three
Assisted by OG Anunoby
3Q 08:45
68-66
S. Merrill makes free throw 1/2
3Q 08:32
69-66
S. Merrill makes 8' floater
3Q 08:30
71-66
K. Towns makes 5' pullup
3Q 08:07
71-68
J. Hart makes 22' three
Assisted by M. Bridges
3Q 07:34
71-71
D. Wade makes running layup
Assisted by D. Garland
3Q 06:52
73-71
D. Wade makes free throw 1/1
3Q 06:52
74-71
S. Merrill makes driving finger roll
Assisted by J. Tyson
3Q 06:13
76-71
J. Allen makes finger roll
Assisted by D. Garland
3Q 05:46
78-71
D. Garland makes 2' driving floater
Assisted by S. Merrill
3Q 05:19
80-71
J. Clarkson makes free throw 1/2
3Q 05:10
80-72
J. Clarkson makes free throw 2/2
3Q 05:10
80-73
J. Tyson makes 10' driving floater
Assisted by D. Garland
3Q 04:44
82-73
J. Tyson makes running layup
Assisted by E. Mobley
3Q 04:19
84-73
J. Tyson makes 6' driving floater
3Q 03:30
86-73
J. Brunson makes free throw 1/3
3Q 03:15
86-74
J. Brunson makes free throw 3/3
3Q 03:15
86-75
D. Mitchell makes 28' three
Assisted by L. Ball
3Q 03:07
89-75
T. Kolek makes 24' three
Assisted by J. Clarkson
3Q 02:50
89-78
J. Tyson makes 25' three
Assisted by D. Mitchell
3Q 01:45
92-78
J. Brunson makes free throw 1/2
3Q 01:27
92-79
J. Brunson makes free throw 2/2
3Q 01:27
92-80
J. Tyson makes cutting dunk
Assisted by D. Hunter
3Q 01:18
94-80
T. Kolek makes free throw 1/2
3Q 01:01
94-81
T. Kolek makes free throw 2/2
3Q 01:01
94-82
J. Clarkson makes driving layup
3Q 00:33
94-84
D. Hunter makes 9' jump shot
3Q 00:10
96-84
D. Wade makes 24' running three
Assisted by E. Mobley
4Q 11:33
99-84
J. Clarkson makes driving layup
4Q 10:55
99-86
D. Mitchell makes free throw 1/2
4Q 10:44
100-86
D. Mitchell makes free throw 2/2
4Q 10:44
101-86
D. Mitchell makes free throw 1/2
4Q 10:26
102-86
D. Mitchell makes free throw 2/2
4Q 10:26
103-86
J. Clarkson makes 6' driving floater
4Q 10:08
103-88
T. Kolek makes 25' three
Assisted by M. Bridges
4Q 09:26
103-91
E. Mobley makes free throw 1/2
4Q 08:34
104-91
E. Mobley makes free throw 2/2
4Q 08:34
105-91
J. Tyson makes cutting layup
Assisted by D. Garland
4Q 08:11
107-91
J. Hart makes driving finger roll
Assisted by J. Brunson
4Q 08:00
107-93
J. Hart makes free throw 1/2
4Q 07:43
107-94
J. Hart makes free throw 2/2
4Q 07:43
107-95
J. Brunson makes free throw 1/2
4Q 07:15
107-96
J. Brunson makes free throw 2/2
4Q 07:15
107-97
J. Allen makes driving layup
Assisted by D. Garland
4Q 07:03
109-97
J. Brunson makes 26' stepback three
Assisted by M. Robinson
4Q 06:37
109-100
T. Kolek makes 26' pullup three
Assisted by M. Bridges
4Q 05:54
109-103
D. Mitchell makes 23' pullup
4Q 05:29
111-103
J. Clarkson makes 23' three
Assisted by T. Kolek
4Q 05:10
111-106
T. Kolek makes 22' jump shot
Assisted by M. Robinson
4Q 04:31
111-108
J. Brunson makes 9' stepback
4Q 04:09
111-110
D. Mitchell makes driving reverse layup
4Q 03:59
113-110
J. Brunson makes 25' stepback three
4Q 03:48
113-113
D. Mitchell makes free throw 1/2
4Q 03:07
114-113
D. Mitchell makes free throw 2/2
4Q 03:07
115-113
E. Mobley makes tip layup
4Q 02:36
117-113
T. Kolek makes 27' three
Assisted by J. Brunson
4Q 02:27
117-116
M. Bridges makes 9' running pullup
Assisted by T. Kolek
4Q 01:29
117-118
D. Garland makes driving layup
4Q 01:14
119-118
J. Brunson makes 25' pullup three
4Q 01:05
119-121
K. Towns makes tip layup
4Q 00:27
119-123
D. Mitchell makes driving dunk
4Q 00:21
121-123
OG Anunoby makes dunk
Assisted by M. Bridges
4Q 00:12
121-125
D. Mitchell makes 28' running pullup three
Assisted by L. Ball
4Q 00:02
124-125
K. Towns makes free throw 1/2
4Q 00:01
124-126
45-86 (52.3%)
FG%
44-94 (46.8%)
15-34 (44.1%)
3PM
21-44 (47.7%)
19-23 (82.6%)
FTM
17-22 (77.3%)
45
Rebounds
43
9
Offensive Rebounds
12
36
Defensive Rebounds
31
30
Assists
28
7
Steals
9
0
Blocks
4
14
Turnovers
13
21
Points Off Turnovers
28
18
Fastbreak Points
19
56
Points In Paint
40
10
Second Chance Points
14
22
Fouls
17
1
Technical Fouls
0
1
Flagrant Fouls
0
17
Biggest Lead
6
13
Longest Unanswered Run
18
Lead Changes
9
Ties
5
