The New York Knicks beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 126-124 on Dec 25, 2025 at Madison Square Garden.
Final · Madison Square Garden
Top performers
- Donovan Mitchell led the Cavaliers with 34 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists.
- Jalen Brunson led the Knicks with 34 points, 1 rebounds and 4 assists.
Cleveland Cavaliers box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donovan Mitchell | 33 | 34 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12-25 | 4-9 | 6-6 | 3 |
| Darius Garland | 36 | 20 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7-14 | 3-4 | 3-4 | 2 |
| Jaylon Tyson | 20 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7-11 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 4 |
| Evan Mobley | 25 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6-8 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 4 |
| De'Andre Hunter | 27 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | 2-3 | 5-6 | 1 |
| Sam Merrill | 29 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4-11 | 2-8 | 1-2 | 2 |
| Jarrett Allen | 23 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 |
| Dean Wade | 29 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 2 |
| Thomas Bryant | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Lonzo Ball | 14 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Team | 239 | 124 | 45 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 45-86 | 15-34 | 19-23 | 22 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
New York Knicks box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Brunson | 39 | 34 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10-25 | 6-12 | 8-10 | 1 |
| Jordan Clarkson | 29 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9-17 | 5-10 | 2-2 | 3 |
| Tyler Kolek | 25 | 16 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5-9 | 4-5 | 2-2 | 2 |
| Josh Hart | 26 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-9 | 2-5 | 3-3 | 2 |
| Mikal Bridges | 36 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5-10 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 27 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5-13 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 4 |
| OG Anunoby | 33 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-7 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 1 |
| Mohamed Diawara | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Ariel Hukporti | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Mitchell Robinson | 17 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 2 |
| Team | 240 | 126 | 43 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 44-94 | 21-44 | 17-22 | 17 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Cavaliers · 2025-26 season · Previous Dec 23, 2025: NO 118, CLE 141 · Next Dec 27, 2025: CLE 100, HOU 117
- Knicks · 2025-26 season · Previous Dec 23, 2025: NY 104, MIN 115 · Next Dec 27, 2025: NY 128, ATL 125