Cleveland Cavaliers

East Finals · Game 2 · Best of 7

Ugh, no.

Cleveland Cavaliers lost to the New York Knicks

52-30 93 – 109

53-29

Final · Thu, May 21

Series: NY leads 2-0

Game Details

Madison Square Garden (New York) · 19,812 fans · ESPN View tournament bracket →

Recap

Knicks move 2 wins from the NBA Finals with a 109-93 victory over the Cavs

Josh Hart scored a playoff career-high 26 points, Jalen Brunson had 19 points and 14 assists, and the New York Knicks moved halfway to their first NBA Finals appearance since 1999 by beating the Cleveland Cavaliers 109-93 on Thursday night.

Recap via ESPN

Madison Square Garden · New York

Line Score

	1	2	3	4	T
CLE	27	22	21	23	93
NY	24	29	32	24	109

Game Flow

CLE NY

Q1Q2Q3Q4

10-0Biggest Run18-0

6Largest Lead19

6 lead changes · tied 9 times

Win Probability · Cleveland Cavaliers

tip-offnow: 0%

Game Leaders

Cleveland Cavaliers

Donovan Mitchell · 26Points
Evan Mobley · 3Assists
Jarrett Allen · 10Rebounds

New York Knicks

Josh Hart · 26Points
Jalen Brunson · 14Assists
Karl-Anthony Towns · 13Rebounds

2026-27 Central Standings

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Strk
Detroit	1	0	1.000	-	W1
Chicago	0	0	.000	0.5	-
Cleveland	0	0	.000	0.5	-
Indiana	0	0	.000	0.5	-
Milwaukee	0	1	.000	1	L1

2026-27 Atlantic Standings

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Strk
Philadelphia	1	0	1.000	-	W1
Boston	0	0	.000	0.5	-
Brooklyn	0	0	.000	0.5	-
New York	0	1	.000	1	L1
Toronto	0	1	.000	1	L1

Team Stats

Cleveland CavaliersNew York Knicks

Shooting

31-80, 39% Field Goals 44-85, 52%

9-35, 26% 3-Pointers 13-36, 36%

22-32, 69% Free Throws 8-14, 57%

Possessions

42 Rebounds 40

13 Offensive Rebounds 5

15 Assists 32

4 Steals 5

5 Blocks 5

8 Turnovers 6

20 Fouls 22

Scoring

40 Points in Paint 58

8 Fast Break Points 13

6 Largest Lead 19

Box Score

Cleveland Cavaliers ▾

Starters	PTS	REB	AST	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF	+/-
D. WadeF	3	3	3	21	1-3	1-3	0-0	2	0	0	1	2	2	-10
J. AllenC	13	10	0	29	5-10	0-0	3-6	0	1	2	5	5	1	-20
E. MobleyC	14	6	3	37	5-8	2-3	2-4	1	0	2	2	4	0	-5
J. HardenG	18	6	2	32	6-15	3-7	3-3	0	2	0	0	6	2	-22
D. MitchellG	26	4	1	39	8-18	2-7	8-9	1	0	1	0	4	5	-8
Bench
N. TomlinF	2	1	0	1	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	0	+2
T. BryantC	0	1	0	1	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	+2
D. SchroderG	4	4	3	18	2-5	0-1	0-2	0	0	0	1	3	1	0
M. StrusG	5	4	3	26	1-7	1-4	2-2	3	1	0	2	2	6	-17
S. MerrillG	4	0	0	23	1-8	0-7	2-4	1	0	0	0	0	2	-8
J. TysonG	4	3	0	10	1-4	0-3	2-2	0	0	0	1	2	1	0
C. Porter Jr.G	0	0	0	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+2
K. EllisG	0	0	0	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+2
T. ProctorG	0	0	0	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+2
L. Nance Jr.F	DNP: Coach's decision
Team	93	42	15		31-80	9-35	22-32	8	4	5	13	29	20

New York Knicks ▾

Starters	PTS	REB	AST	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF	+/-
O. AnunobyF	14	4	3	32	5-8	2-4	2-2	0	1	3	0	4	3	+22
K. TownsC	18	13	1	36	7-12	3-5	1-2	0	0	0	0	13	3	+18
J. HartG	26	4	7	33	10-21	5-11	1-2	1	2	0	1	3	5	+18
M. BridgesG	19	3	3	40	9-12	1-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	3	1	+20
J. BrunsonG	19	3	14	40	7-16	1-7	4-4	3	0	0	0	3	1	+18
Bench
P. DadietF	0	0	0	1	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-2
M. RobinsonC	4	4	0	12	2-2	0-0	0-4	1	0	1	1	3	1	-1
J. ClarksonG	4	0	0	7	2-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	2	-1
L. ShametG	0	4	0	15	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	4	4	-5
J. AlvaradoG	0	1	1	8	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	1	0	1	0	-2
M. McBrideG	5	4	3	14	2-9	1-6	0-0	0	0	0	3	1	2	-3
T. KolekG	0	0	0	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-2
J. SochanF	DNP: Coach's decision
M. DiawaraF	DNP: Coach's decision
A. HukportiC	DNP: Coach's decision
Team	109	40	32		44-85	13-36	8-14	6	5	5	5	35	22

Injury Report

New York Knicks

Jose Alvarado GDay-To-Day

Cleveland Cavaliers

Peyton Watson GDay-To-Day

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