Cleveland Cavaliers at New York Knicks, Postseason
Postseason
NBAMay 21, 2026Madison Square Garden
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 27 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 93 |
| NY | 24 | 29 | 32 | 24 | 109 |
Game leaders
CavaliersCleveland
- PointsDonovan Mitchell26 pts8-18 FG2-7 3PT
- ReboundsJarrett Allen10 reb5 off5 def
- AssistsEvan Mobley3 ast1 TO37 min
KnicksNew York
- PointsJosh Hart26 pts10-21 FG5-11 3PT
- ReboundsKarl-Anthony Towns13 reb13 def
- AssistsJalen Brunson14 ast3 TO40 min
Box score
| Players | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | +/- | OREB | DREB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donovan Mitchell G | 39 | 26 | 8-18 | 2-7 | 8-9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -8 | 0 | 4 |
| Evan Mobley C | 37 | 14 | 5-8 | 2-3 | 2-4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -5 | 2 | 4 |
| James Harden G | 32 | 18 | 6-15 | 3-7 | 3-3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -22 | 0 | 6 |
| Jarrett Allen C | 29 | 13 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -20 | 5 | 5 |
| Max Strus G | 26 | 5 | 1-7 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | -17 | 2 | 2 |
| Sam Merrill G | 23 | 4 | 1-8 | 0-7 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -8 | 0 | 0 |
| Dean Wade F | 21 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -10 | 1 | 2 |
| Dennis Schroder G | 18 | 4 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Jaylon Tyson G | 10 | 4 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Craig Porter Jr. G | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 0 |
| Keon Ellis G | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nae'Qwan Tomlin F | 1 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | 0 |
| Thomas Bryant C | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 1 |
| Tyrese Proctor G | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 0 |
| Players | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | +/- | OREB | DREB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Brunson G | 40 | 19 | 7-16 | 1-7 | 4-4 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +18 | 0 | 3 |
| Mikal Bridges G | 40 | 19 | 9-12 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +20 | 0 | 3 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns C | 36 | 18 | 7-12 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | +18 | 0 | 13 |
| Josh Hart G | 33 | 26 | 10-21 | 5-11 | 1-2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | +18 | 1 | 3 |
| OG Anunoby F | 32 | 14 | 5-8 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | +22 | 0 | 4 |
| Landry Shamet G | 15 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -5 | 0 | 4 |
| Miles McBride G | 14 | 5 | 2-9 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 3 | 1 |
| Mitchell Robinson C | 12 | 4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 3 |
| Jose Alvarado G | 8 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 |
| Jordan Clarkson G | 7 | 4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pacome Dadiet F | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Kolek G | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 |
Video
1:26Knicks dominate Cavs, take 2-0 series lead
1:27Josh Hart leads Knicks to Game 2 win with playoff career high
0:21Donovan Mitchell's 3 gives Cavs a lead going into the 2nd quarter
0:16Josh Hart spins and drains a smooth bucketAll 17 clips
- Knicks start hot on 5-0 run0:48
- OG Anunoby gets it done on both sides of the ball0:35
- Josh Hart: 'We can't be happy' being up 2-0 in series1:48
- James Harden crosses Brunson for a Cavs bucket0:16
- Jarrett Allen gets up for a nasty block on KAT0:20
- Cavs go 3-3 from beyond the arc early in 1st quarter0:38
- Evan Mobley slams it home on Mitchell Robinson0:24
- KAT impresses with off-balanced bucket0:38
- Robinson rises for an impressive block on Harden0:24
- Knicks impressive ball movement sets up a Josh Hart slam0:17
- Mikal Bridges' fast-break bucket gives Knicks their largest lead0:29
- Brunson lobs a beauty to Robinson for a Knicks alley-oop0:21
- Josh Hart is smooth as butter with epic one-handed bucket0:18
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