Cleveland Cavaliers vs. New York Knicks

May 19, 2026

FINAL / OT

0-1ClevelandCavaliers

104

1-0New YorkKnicks

115

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	OT	T
CLE	16	32	35	18	3	104
NYK	23	23	23	32	14	115

Game Recap

The New York Knicks completed a 22-pt 4th quarter comeback and defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers, 115-104, in Game 1 of the ECF.

Player Stats

CAVALIERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
4Evan MobleySF	40	6-16	2-8	1-2	14	3	0	3	3	2	-6	15
32Dean WadePF	29	3-5	3-5	1-1	5	3	0	0	0	0	+1	10
31Jarrett AllenC	35	3-6	0-0	4-8	7	3	1	1	1	3	-10	10
1James HardenSG	42	5-16	1-8	4-6	4	3	1	1	6	5	-6	15
45Donovan MitchellPG	40	12-23	4-11	1-1	5	3	6	1	4	5	-13	29
2Max Strus	25	2-6	2-6	2-2	2	1	1	0	3	5	-11	8
5Sam Merrill	28	4-9	3-8	1-1	1	2	1	0	0	5	-17	12
8Dennis Schroder	18	1-9	1-4	0-0	0	5	1	0	0	3	+1	3
14Keon Ellis	5	0-0	0-0	2-2	0	0	0	0	2	1	+6	2
3Thomas Bryant	— did not play —												— did not play —
22Larry Nance Jr.	— did not play —												— did not play —
9Craig Porter Jr.	— did not play —												— did not play —
24Tyrese Proctor	— did not play —												— did not play —
35Nae'Qwan Tomlin	— did not play —												— did not play —
20Jaylon Tyson	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	36-9040.0%	16-5032.0%	16-2369.6%	38	23	11	6	19	29	-	104

KNICKS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
8OG AnunobySF	34	2-9	1-6	8-10	5	2	1	0	1	3	+15	13
3Josh HartPF	30	5-11	1-5	2-2	7	4	1	0	2	3	-23	13
32Karl-Anthony TownsC	40	6-14	1-5	0-0	13	5	1	1	7	4	+13	13
25Mikal BridgesSG	42	7-11	2-4	2-2	5	1	2	0	3	3	+12	18
11Jalen BrunsonPG	46	15-29	1-6	7-10	5	6	3	0	3	5	+15	38
23Mitchell Robinson	14	1-3	0-0	2-8	6	1	2	0	0	1	-8	4
2Miles McBride	16	0-1	0-1	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	5	+5	0
00Jordan Clarkson	16	1-3	1-1	0-0	2	0	0	1	1	2	+2	3
5Jose Alvarado	6	2-3	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	-1	4
44Landry Shamet	17	3-4	3-3	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	+25	9
4Pacome Dadiet	— did not play —												— did not play —
51Mohamed Diawara	— did not play —												— did not play —
55Ariel Hukporti	— did not play —												— did not play —
13Tyler Kolek	— did not play —												— did not play —
20Jeremy Sochan	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	42-8847.7%	10-3231.3%	21-3265.6%	47	20	10	2	17	26	-	115

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterCLENYK

(11:57) Jump Ball Towns vs. Allen: Tip to Brunson
(11:33) MISS Anunoby 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:31) Mobley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:16) MISS Allen 2' Cutting Layup Shot
(11:14) Wade REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (11:10) Harden 6' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Wade 1 AST)
20
(10:51) MISS Towns 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(10:48) Allen REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:41) Bridges S.FOUL (P1.T1) (S.Foster)
(10:41) MISS Mobley Free Throw 1 of 2
(10:41) Cavaliers Rebound
+1 (10:41) Mobley Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
30
(10:22) MISS Brunson 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(10:19) Mitchell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:12) MISS Mobley 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:09) Bridges REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:01) Bridges 7' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Towns 1 AST)
32
(9:53) Mitchell Backcourt Turnover (P1.T1)
(9:39) MISS Brunson 3' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(9:38) Wade REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+3 (9:24) Mitchell 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Wade 2 AST)
62
(8:56) Harden P.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Capers)
(8:49) Towns Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(8:49) Mitchell STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (8:44) Mitchell 2' Running Layup (5 PTS)
82
(8:32) MISS Bridges 17' Pullup Jump Shot
(8:29) KNICKS Rebound
+2 (8:22) Brunson 9' Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Towns 2 AST)
84
+2 (8:08) Mitchell 1' Driving Layup (7 PTS) (Wade 3 AST)
104
(7:45) MISS Hart 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:42) Mobley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(7:20) MISS Mitchell 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(7:18) Bridges REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(7:01) MISS Hart 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:58) Harden REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:51) MISS Harden Driving Layup
(6:49) Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:43) MISS Anunoby 1' Driving Layup
(6:43) Mitchell BLOCK (1 BLK)
(6:42) KNICKS Rebound
(6:42) KNICKS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(6:27) MISS Towns 2' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(6:27) Allen BLOCK (1 BLK)
(6:25) Harden REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(6:15) MISS Strus 3PT Jump Shot
(6:13) Hart REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (6:01) Brunson 16' Pullup Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Hart 1 AST)
106
(5:49) MISS Wade 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:47) Allen REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(5:43) MISS Allen 1' Driving Bank Hook Shot
(5:41) Anunoby REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (5:38) Hart 1' Running Layup (2 PTS)
108
(5:11) MISS Harden 5' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(5:08) Wade REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
(5:07) MISS Merrill 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:06) Cavaliers Rebound
(5:06) Towns L.B.FOUL (P1.T2) (J.Capers)
+3 (4:53) Schroder 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Strus 1 AST)
138
(4:33) Schroder S.FOUL (P1.T2) (J.DeRosa)
+1 (4:33) Brunson Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
139
+1 (4:33) Brunson Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
1310
(4:24) Harden Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(4:24) Robinson STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (4:18) Bridges 2' Running Layup (4 PTS) (McBride 1 AST)
1312
(3:57) MISS Schroder 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:54) Robinson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (3:46) Brunson 1' Driving Reverse Layup (8 PTS)
1314
(3:46) Cavaliers Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(3:36) Strus Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
(3:36) Bridges STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (3:33) Bridges 1' Running Dunk (6 PTS)
1316
(3:21) MISS Schroder 8' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(3:19) Robinson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (3:11) Brunson 14' Pullup Jump Shot (10 PTS)
1318
(2:56) Mobley Traveling Turnover (P1.T4)
+2 (2:44) Robinson 1' Alley Oop Dunk (2 PTS) (Bridges 1 AST)
1320
(2:29) MISS Merrill 3PT Jump Shot
(2:27) Bridges REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(2:22) Bridges Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(2:22) Strus STEAL (1 STL)
(2:15) MISS Strus 25' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(2:14) Cavaliers Rebound
(2:14) McBride L.B.FOUL (P1.T3) (S.Foster)
(2:09) Strus Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T5)
(2:09) Robinson STEAL (2 STL)
(2:03) MISS McBride 3PT Running Jump Shot
(2:00) Robinson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(1:46) MISS Hart 19' Pullup Jump Shot
(1:43) Mobley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(1:32) MISS Mitchell 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:29) Hart REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(1:24) MISS Brunson 26' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(1:22) McBride REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(1:19) Clarkson Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(1:19) Mitchell STEAL (2 STL)
(1:09) MISS Schroder 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:06) Clarkson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:55) MISS Brunson 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(0:52) Mitchell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (0:47) Merrill 2' Running Layup (2 PTS) (Mitchell 1 AST)
1520
(0:47) Hart S.FOUL (P1.T4) (J.DeRosa)
+1 (0:47) Merrill Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
1620
+3 (0:33) Clarkson 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Robinson 1 AST)
1623
(0:17) MISS Mitchell 16' Fadeaway Jumper
(0:15) Hart REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(0:01) Strus P.FOUL (P1.T3) (S.Foster)
(0:00) MISS Brunson 28' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(0:00) KNICKS Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Overtime

Team Stats

CLE

NYK

104Points115

36-90(40.0%)Field Goal(%)42-88(47.7%)

16-50(32.0%)3-Point(%)10-32(31.3%)

16-23(69.6%)Free Throw(%)21-32(65.6%)

38(11)Rebounds(Offensive)47(9)

23Assists20

11Steals10

6Blocks2

19Turnovers17

29Fouls26

38Pts In The Paint60

12Fast Break Pts13

20Pts Off Turnovers28

25Bench Pts20

22Largest Lead11

Game Details

Tuesday, May 19, 2026 · 8:00 PM

Madison Square Garden · Manhattan, NY

attendance: 19,812 (95.3%)

tv: ESPN