Knicks (130) vs Cavaliers (116) · Mar 31, 2023 · NBA Scores

FINAL

Mar 31, 2023

45-33New YorkKnicks

130

48-30ClevelandCavaliers

116

Game Recap

Led by Jalen Brunson's career-high 48 points, along with four rebounds and nine assists, the Knicks defeat the Cavaliers, 130-116. RJ Barrett added 14 points and seven rebounds in the victory, while Donovan Mitchell tallied 42 points, four rebounds and five assists for the Cavaliers in the losing effort. The Knicks improve to 45-33 on the season, while the Cavaliers fall to 48-30.

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
NYK	42	37	26	25	130
CLE	47	25	30	14	116

KNICKS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
9RJ BarrettSF	29	6-17	2-7	0-0	7	1	0	0	2	3	14	+10
1Obi ToppinPF	18	5-7	2-2	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	1	12	-4
23Mitchell RobinsonC	22	4-5	0-0	2-3	14	1	2	2	1	1	10	-1
6Quentin GrimesSG	35	4-9	3-8	3-3	3	2	1	0	0	2	14	0
11Jalen BrunsonPG	37	18-32	7-12	5-8	4	9	0	0	2	1	48	+3
3Josh Hart	29	4-4	1-1	2-3	7	1	0	0	0	2	11	+18
5Immanuel Quickley	30	5-16	2-6	2-3	4	4	1	0	2	1	14	+18
55Isaiah Hartenstein	25	2-2	0-0	1-4	8	4	2	3	0	1	5	+15
2Miles McBride	10	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	+11
13Evan Fournier	— did not play —												— did not play —
3Trevor Keels	— did not play —												— did not play —
45Jericho Sims	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL		49-9352.7%	17-3647.2%	15-2462.5%	48	24	6	5	7	12	130

CAVALIERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
3Caris LeVertSF	37	5-12	4-7	1-1	4	7	1	1	2	1	15	-12
8Lamar StevensPF	24	1-6	0-3	0-0	7	1	1	2	1	4	2	-8
4Evan MobleyC	41	6-8	0-0	2-3	7	5	0	3	0	1	14	-6
45Donovan MitchellSG	39	16-23	6-9	4-5	4	5	0	1	4	5	42	-8
10Darius GarlandPG	37	8-19	2-4	2-2	3	9	0	0	2	2	20	-10
16Cedi Osman	20	4-9	4-8	2-2	1	2	0	1	1	3	14	+2
13Ricky Rubio	9	1-3	0-2	0-0	0	2	0	0	0	2	2	-8
32Dean Wade	12	2-4	1-3	0-0	3	0	0	1	0	0	5	-5
33Robin Lopez	6	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	2	2	-8
19Raul Neto	9	0-1	0-1	0-0	3	2	0	0	0	1	0	-7
21Mamadi Diakite	— did not play —												— did not play —
14Danny Green	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL		44-8651.2%	17-3745.9%	11-1384.6%	33	33	2	9	10	21	116

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st quarternykcle

(11:56) Jump Ball M. Robinson vs. E. Mobley: Tip to O. Toppin
+3 (11:41) O. Toppin 26' 3PT (3 PTS) (J. Brunson 1 AST)
30
+2 (11:19) D. Mitchell driving Layup (2 PTS) (L. Stevens 1 AST)
32
+2 (11:01) J. Brunson 9' fadeaway Jump Shot (2 PTS)
52
(10:48) MISS D. Garland driving finger roll Layup
(10:45) L. Stevens REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(10:40) MISS C. LeVert driving floating bank Shot
(10:37) M. Robinson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:29) MISS Q. Grimes 24' 3PT
(10:24) C. LeVert REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:23) R. Barrett shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Garland 2 FT)
+1 (10:23) D. Garland Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
53
+1 (10:23) D. Garland Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
54
(10:08) MISS J. Brunson 3PT
(10:04) L. Stevens REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(10:00) O. Toppin shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Mitchell 2 FT)
(10:00) MISS D. Mitchell Free Throw 1 of 2
(10:00) TEAM offensive REBOUND
+1 (10:00) D. Mitchell Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
55
+2 (9:50) J. Brunson 10' pullup Jump Shot (4 PTS)
75
+2 (9:31) E. Mobley Layup (2 PTS) (D. Garland 1 AST)
77
(9:24) L. Stevens personal FOUL (1 PF)
+2 (9:14) J. Brunson 15' turnaround fadeaway Jump Shot (6 PTS)
97
(9:03) MISS D. Garland driving finger roll Layup - blocked
(9:03) M. Robinson BLOCK (1 BLK)
(9:03) TEAM offensive REBOUND
(8:53) MISS L. Stevens 3PT
(8:50) Q. Grimes REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:44) L. Stevens shooting personal FOUL (2 PF) (Brunson 2 FT)
+1 (8:44) J. Brunson Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
107
+1 (8:44) J. Brunson Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
117
+2 (8:36) D. Mitchell 16' pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS) (D. Garland 2 AST)
119
(8:24) MISS J. Brunson 20' step back Shot
(8:21) M. Robinson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(8:19) MISS Q. Grimes 25' 3PT
(8:17) E. Mobley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (8:10) D. Mitchell 15' floating Jump Shot (7 PTS) (D. Garland 3 AST)
1111
(8:10) Q. Grimes shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Mitchell 1 FT)
+1 (8:10) D. Mitchell Free Throw 1 of 1 (8 PTS)
1112
(7:46) MISS R. Barrett 25' step back 3PT
(7:46) TEAM offensive REBOUND
(7:46) NYK shot clock Team TURNOVER
+3 (7:37) D. Mitchell 29' 3PT pullup (11 PTS)
1115
+3 (7:25) J. Brunson 25' 3PT pullup (11 PTS)
1415
+2 (7:12) E. Mobley alley-oop DUNK (4 PTS) (D. Garland 4 AST)
1417
+2 (6:52) J. Brunson 7' pullup Jump Shot (13 PTS)
1617
+2 (6:39) D. Garland driving Layup (4 PTS)
1619
(6:32) MISS R. Barrett driving Layup - blocked
(6:32) D. Mitchell BLOCK (1 BLK)
(6:28) D. Garland REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (6:26) C. LeVert 26' 3PT running pullup (3 PTS) (D. Garland 5 AST)
1622
(6:20) NYK Timeout
+2 (6:13) J. Brunson 9' driving floating Jump Shot (15 PTS) (M. Robinson 1 AST)
1822
(5:51) D. Mitchell lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)
(5:51) M. Robinson STEAL (1 STL)
(5:49) D. Mitchell shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Grimes 2 FT)
+1 (5:49) Q. Grimes Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
1922
+1 (5:49) Q. Grimes Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
2022
+2 (5:34) D. Garland cutting DUNK (6 PTS) (E. Mobley 1 AST)
2024
(5:23) MISS J. Brunson 25' pullup 3PT
(5:19) C. LeVert REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (5:10) C. Osman 25' 3PT (3 PTS) (C. LeVert 1 AST)
2027
(4:52) MISS R. Barrett driving Layup
(4:52) M. Robinson REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
+2 (4:49) M. Robinson putback DUNK (2 PTS)
2227
+2 (4:40) D. Mitchell 10' pullup Jump Shot (13 PTS)
2229
+3 (4:18) R. Barrett 24' 3PT (3 PTS) (O. Toppin 1 AST)
2529
+2 (4:07) D. Mitchell driving Layup (15 PTS)
2531
+3 (3:55) O. Toppin 3PT (6 PTS) (Q. Grimes 1 AST)
2831
+3 (3:42) D. Mitchell 33' 3PT (18 PTS) (D. Garland 6 AST)
2834
+2 (3:22) M. Robinson DUNK (4 PTS) (J. Brunson 2 AST)
3034
+3 (3:09) D. Mitchell 30' 3PT (21 PTS) (D. Garland 7 AST)
3037
+3 (2:53) Q. Grimes 27' 3PT (5 PTS) (R. Barrett 1 AST)
3337
(2:37) MISS D. Garland 17' driving floating Shot
(2:37) M. Robinson REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
(2:37) D. Garland personal FOUL (1 PF)
(2:37) CLE Timeout
(2:18) MISS I. Quickley 9' driving floating Shot - blocked
(2:18) C. Osman BLOCK (1 BLK)
(2:14) D. Wade REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (2:10) E. Mobley cutting DUNK (6 PTS) (D. Mitchell 1 AST)
3339
(2:10) J. Hart shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Mobley 1 FT)
+1 (2:10) E. Mobley Free Throw 1 of 1 (7 PTS)
3340
+3 (1:50) J. Brunson 25' 3PT step back (18 PTS)
3640
(1:29) MISS D. Mitchell 28' step back 3PT
(1:27) TEAM defensive REBOUND
+2 (1:11) J. Brunson 11' pullup Jump Shot (20 PTS)
3840
(1:03) I. Quickley personal FOUL (1 PF) (Osman 2 FT)
+1 (1:03) C. Osman Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
3841
+1 (1:03) C. Osman Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
3842
(0:52) D. Mitchell shooting personal FOUL (2 PF) (Brunson 2 FT)
+1 (0:52) J. Brunson Free Throw 1 of 2 (21 PTS)
3942
(0:52) MISS J. Brunson Free Throw 2 of 2
(0:50) D. Wade REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (0:34) D. Mitchell driving finger roll Layup (23 PTS)
3944
(0:31) I. Quickley step out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
+3 (0:09) C. Osman 3PT (8 PTS) (D. Mitchell 2 AST)
3947
+3 (0:00) I. Quickley 25' 3PT pullup (3 PTS)
4247

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Team Stats

NYK

CLE

130Points116

49-93(52.7%)Field Goal(%)44-86(51.2%)

17-36(47.2%)3-Point(%)17-37(45.9%)

15-24(62.5%)Free Throw(%)11-13(84.6%)

48(16)Rebounds(Offensive)33(3)

24Assists33

6Steals2

5Blocks9

7Turnovers10

12Fouls21

54Pts In The Paint46

13Fast Break Pts11

16Pts Off Turnovers13

32Bench Pts23

15Largest Lead8

Game Details

Friday, March 31, 2023 · 7:30 PM

Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse · Cleveland, OH

attendance: 19,432 (100.0%)