NBA PLAYOFFS 2025-2026
May 23, 2026
Match Summary
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS lost to NEW YORK KNICKS 108-121 on May 23, 2026 in the NBA PLAYOFFS 2025-2026. NEW YORK KNICKS won by a 13-point margin. Jalen Brunson led all scorers with 30 points. CLEVELAND CAVALIERS shot 50.0% from the field while NEW YORK KNICKS managed 55.8%. CLEVELAND CAVALIERS collected 34 rebounds and NEW YORK KNICKS grabbed 37. This game was played as part of the NBA PLAYOFFS 2025-2026 season in United States.
Points Leader
Jalen Brunson PG
29 yrs (1996) 6'2″ - 1.88m
Efficiency Leader
Mikal Bridges SG SF
29 yrs (1996) 6'7″ - 2.01m
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS
| # | Player | Min | Pts | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | RDef | ROff | Ast | Stl | TOv | Blk | BlkR | PF | PFR | Eff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | * James Harden | 40:55 | 19 | 8/15 | 7/8 | 1/7 | 2/3 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 |
| 45 | * Donovan Mitchell | 38:20 | 23 | 9/21 | 6/11 | 3/10 | 2/6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 |
| 31 | * Jarrett Allen | 35:54 | 17 | 7/9 | 7/9 | 0/0 | 3/4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 |
| 4 | * Evan Mobley | 35:39 | 24 | 10/18 | 9/12 | 1/6 | 3/4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 |
| 32 | * Dean Wade | 16:46 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Max Strus | 31:01 | 13 | 4/12 | 0/1 | 4/11 | 1/1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 19 |
| 5 | Sam Merrill | 23:31 | 6 | 2/5 | 0/1 | 2/4 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| 8 | Dennis Schroeder | 09:22 | 3 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 20 | Jaylon Tyson | 08:32 | 3 | 1/2 | 1/1 | 0/1 | 1/1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Totals | 240:00 | 108 | 42/84 | 30/43 | 12/41 | 12/19 | 25 | 9 | 22 | 7 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 106 |
NEW YORK KNICKS
| # | Player | Min | Pts | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | RDef | ROff | Ast | Stl | TOv | Blk | BlkR | PF | PFR | Eff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | * Jalen Brunson | 41:05 | 30 | 10/19 | 10/15 | 0/4 | 10/12 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 |
| 25 | * Mikal Bridges | 39:17 | 22 | 11/15 | 11/14 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 |
| 32 | * Karl-Anthony Towns | 36:11 | 13 | 4/9 | 3/6 | 1/3 | 4/4 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 27 |
| 3 | * Josh Hart | 34:43 | 12 | 5/12 | 3/5 | 2/7 | 0/0 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 |
| 8 | * Og Anunoby | 30:35 | 21 | 6/10 | 3/6 | 3/4 | 6/6 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27 |
| 44 | Landry Shamet | 27:37 | 14 | 4/5 | 0/0 | 4/5 | 2/3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | Miles Mcbride | 14:20 | 5 | 1/3 | 0/1 | 1/2 | 2/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 23 | Mitchell Robinson | 09:22 | 2 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | Jose Alvarado | 04:03 | 2 | 1/3 | 1/1 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 |
| 0 | Jordan Clarkson | 02:47 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 240:00 | 121 | 43/77 | 32/49 | 11/28 | 24/27 | 29 | 8 | 27 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 149 |
* Players marked with * are starters.