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East Finals · Game 1 · Best of 7
Ugh, no.
Cleveland Cavaliers lost to the New York Knicks
Game Details
Madison Square Garden
(New York)
· 19,812 fans
· ESPN
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Madison Square Garden · New York
Line Score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 16 | 32 | 35 | 18 | 3 | 104 |
| NY | 23 | 23 | 23 | 32 | 14 | 115 |
Game Flow
CLE
NY
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
10-0Biggest Run12-0
22Largest Lead11
5 lead changes · tied 3 times
Win Probability · Cleveland Cavaliers
tip-offnow: 0%
Game Leaders
Cleveland Cavaliers-
Donovan Mitchell · 29Points
-
Dennis Schroder · 5Assists
-
Evan Mobley · 14Rebounds
New York Knicks-
Jalen Brunson · 38Points
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Jalen Brunson · 6Assists
-
Karl-Anthony Towns · 13Rebounds
2026-27 Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Strk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago | 0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
| Cleveland | 0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
| Detroit | 0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
| Indiana | 0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
| Milwaukee | 0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
2026-27 Atlantic Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Strk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston | 0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
| Brooklyn | 0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
| New York | 0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
| Philadelphia | 0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
| Toronto | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0.5 | L1 |
Team Stats
Cleveland CavaliersNew York Knicks
Shooting
36-90, 40%
Field Goals
42-88, 48%
16-50, 32%
3-Pointers
10-32, 31%
16-23, 70%
Free Throws
21-32, 66%
Possessions
38
Rebounds
47
11
Offensive Rebounds
9
23
Assists
20
11
Steals
10
6
Blocks
2
19
Turnovers
17
29
Fouls
26
Scoring
38
Points in Paint
60
12
Fast Break Points
13
22
Largest Lead
11
Box Score
Cleveland Cavaliers
▾
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. WadeF | 10 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | +1 |
| J. AllenC | 10 | 7 | 3 | 35 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 4-8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | -10 |
| E. MobleyC | 15 | 14 | 3 | 40 | 6-16 | 2-8 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 2 | -6 |
| J. HardenG | 15 | 4 | 3 | 42 | 5-16 | 1-8 | 4-6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -6 |
| D. MitchellG | 29 | 5 | 3 | 41 | 12-23 | 4-11 | 1-1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | -13 |
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| D. SchroderG | 3 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 1-9 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | +1 |
| M. StrusG | 8 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 2-6 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -11 |
| S. MerrillG | 12 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 4-9 | 3-8 | 1-1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -17 |
| K. EllisG | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +6 |
| L. Nance Jr.F | DNP: Coach's decision | |||||||||||||
| N. TomlinF | DNP: Coach's decision | |||||||||||||
| T. BryantC | DNP: Coach's decision | |||||||||||||
| J. TysonG | DNP: Coach's decision | |||||||||||||
| C. Porter Jr.G | DNP: Coach's decision | |||||||||||||
| T. ProctorG | DNP: Coach's decision | |||||||||||||
| Team | 104 | 38 | 23 | 36-90 | 16-50 | 16-23 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 27 | 29 | ||
New York Knicks
▾
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O. AnunobyF | 13 | 5 | 2 | 34 | 2-9 | 1-6 | 8-10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +15 |
| K. TownsC | 13 | 13 | 5 | 40 | 6-14 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 4 | +13 |
| J. HartG | 13 | 7 | 4 | 31 | 5-11 | 1-5 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | -23 |
| M. BridgesG | 18 | 5 | 1 | 42 | 7-11 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +12 |
| J. BrunsonG | 38 | 5 | 6 | 46 | 15-29 | 1-6 | 7-10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | +15 |
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| M. RobinsonC | 4 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | -8 |
| J. ClarksonG | 3 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 |
| L. ShametG | 9 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 3-4 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +25 |
| J. AlvaradoG | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 |
| M. McBrideG | 0 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | +5 |
| J. SochanF | DNP: Coach's decision | |||||||||||||
| P. DadietF | DNP: Coach's decision | |||||||||||||
| M. DiawaraF | DNP: Coach's decision | |||||||||||||
| A. HukportiC | DNP: Coach's decision | |||||||||||||
| T. KolekG | DNP: Coach's decision | |||||||||||||
| Team | 115 | 47 | 20 | 42-88 | 10-32 | 21-32 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 38 | 26 | ||
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