The New York Knicks beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 109-93 on May 21, 2026 in the playoffs at Madison Square Garden.
Final · Playoffs · Madison Square Garden
Top performers
- Donovan Mitchell led the Cavaliers with 26 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assists.
- Josh Hart led the Knicks with 26 points, 4 rebounds and 7 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 | 39 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8-18 | 2-7 | 8-9 | 5 |
| James Harden | 32 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6-15 | 3-7 | 3-3 | 2 |
| Evan Mobley | 37 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5-8 | 2-3 | 2-4 | 0 |
| Jarrett Allen | 29 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 1 |
| Max Strus | 26 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1-7 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 6 |
| Dennis Schroder | 18 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 1 |
| Sam Merrill | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-8 | 0-7 | 2-4 | 2 |
| Jaylon Tyson | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 1 |
| Dean Wade | 21 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Nae'Qwan Tomlin | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Thomas Bryant | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Keon Ellis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Craig Porter Jr. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Tyrese Proctor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 240 | 93 | 42 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 31-80 | 9-35 | 22-32 | 20 |
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Hart | 33 | 26 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10-21 | 5-11 | 1-2 | 5 |
| Jalen Brunson | 40 | 19 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7-16 | 1-7 | 4-4 | 1 |
| Mikal Bridges | 40 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9-12 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 36 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7-12 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 3 |
| OG Anunoby | 32 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5-8 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 3 |
| Miles McBride | 14 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-9 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Jordan Clarkson | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Mitchell Robinson | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-4 | 1 |
| Jose Alvarado | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Pacome Dadiet | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Landry Shamet | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 |
| Tyler Kolek | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 239 | 109 | 40 | 32 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 44-85 | 13-36 | 8-14 | 22 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
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